Portugal vs Spain: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Portugal
51.2%
in 2024
Spain
50.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
122nd
Spain rank
125th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 51.2% against 50.1% in Spain, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 125th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 46.0% 48.7% 2.7% Spain
1990s 50.3% 52.2% 1.9% Spain
2000s 54.6% 56.6% 1.9% Spain
2010s 54.4% 55.2% 0.8% Spain
2020s 52.0% 51.2% 0.7% Portugal

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), Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 51.2% against 50.1% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Portugal and Spain?
1.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Portugal ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 125th 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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