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
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.