Luxembourg vs Sweden: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Luxembourg
52.3%
in 2024
Sweden
53.3%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
119th
Sweden rank
116th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 53.3% against 52.3% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 119th and Sweden ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 36.2% | 4.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 41.7% | 4.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 47.5% | 2.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 50.7% | 1.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 52.7% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 53.3% against 52.3% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Luxembourg ranks 119th and Sweden ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.