Finland vs Romania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Finland
29.9%
in 2024
Romania
29.6%
in 2024
Finland rank
91st
Romania rank
93rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Finland
- Romania
How they compare
Finland currently reports 29.9% against 29.6% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 91st and Romania ranks 93rd of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 3.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.9% | 6.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.5% | 5.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.5% | 1.8% | Finland |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 0.5% | 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, Finland or Romania?
- Finland, at 29.9% against 29.6% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Finland and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Romania rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Finland ranks 91st and Romania ranks 93rd 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.