Israel vs Sweden: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Israel
55.8%
in 2024
Sweden
56.9%
in 2024
Israel rank
112th
Sweden rank
109th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 56.9% against 55.8% in Israel, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 109th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.7% | 39.2% | 7.4% | Israel |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 44.8% | 5.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 51.1% | 4.1% | Israel |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 54.1% | 3.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 56.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Israel or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 56.9% against 55.8% in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Israel and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Israel ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 109th 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.