Norway vs Portugal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Norway
60.6%
in 2024
Portugal
59.9%
in 2024
Norway rank
95th
Portugal rank
98th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 60.6% against 59.9% in Portugal, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 98th of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 48.2% | 9.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 53.2% | 7.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 59.1% | 5.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 61.4% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 60.4% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 60.6% against 59.9% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Norway ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 98th 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.