Egypt vs Finland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Egypt
30.3%
in 2024
Finland
29.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
89th
Finland rank
91st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Egypt
- Finland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 30.3% against 29.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 89th and Finland ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 11.1% | 11.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 16.2% | 11.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 21.1% | 10.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 25.3% | 6.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 28.9% | 1.9% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Finland?
- Egypt, at 30.3% against 29.9% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Egypt and Finland?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Finland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Finland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Egypt ranks 89th 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.