Greece vs Kuwait: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Greece
37.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
37.4%
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Kuwait rank
37th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Greece
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 37.4% against 37.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 18.7% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 24.5% | 4.8% | Greece |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.3% | 6.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 35.3% | 4.5% | Greece |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.1% | 0.6% | Greece |
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, Greece or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 37.4% against 37.0% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Greece and Kuwait?
- 0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Kuwait rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Greece ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 37th 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.