Greece vs Ireland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Greece
69.1%
in 2024
Ireland
68.4%
in 2024
Greece rank
38th
Ireland rank
41st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 69.1% against 68.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 45.8% | 2.6% | Greece |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 54.3% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 61.2% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 66.2% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.1% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Greece or Ireland?
- Greece, at 69.1% against 68.4% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.7%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Greece ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 41st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.