Fiji vs Norway: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Fiji
23.0%
in 2024
Norway
22.1%
in 2024
Fiji rank
118th
Norway rank
121st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Fiji
- Norway
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 23.0% against 22.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Fiji ranks 118th and Norway ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 15.2% | 8.6% | Norway |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 19.8% | 11.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 22.4% | 11.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 22.3% | 5.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.1% | 0.6% | Norway |
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, Fiji or Norway?
- Fiji, at 23.0% against 22.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Fiji and Norway?
- 0.9%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Norway rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Fiji ranks 118th and Norway ranks 121st 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.