China vs Finland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
China
29.5%
in 2024
Finland
29.9%
in 2024
China rank
94th
Finland rank
91st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- China
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 29.9% against 29.5% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
China ranks 94th and Finland ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 11.1% | 8.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 16.2% | 8.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 21.1% | 6.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 25.3% | 1.9% | Finland |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.9% | 0.7% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, China or Finland?
- Finland, at 29.9% against 29.5% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between China and Finland?
- 0.4%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Finland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do China and Finland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- China ranks 94th and Finland ranks 91st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.