Finland vs Portugal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Finland
29.9%
in 2024
Portugal
30.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
91st
Portugal rank
90th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30.2% against 29.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 90th of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 19.1% | 8.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 28.3% | 12.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 35.3% | 14.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 34.1% | 8.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 31.0% | 2.1% | Portugal |
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, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30.2% against 29.9% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Finland ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 90th 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.