Greece vs Spain: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Greece
37.0%
in 2024
Spain
36.6%
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Spain rank
42nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 37.0% against 36.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 26.1% | 4.0% | Spain |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 31.9% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.7% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 37.3% | 2.5% | Greece |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.8% | 0.9% | 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 Spain?
- Greece, at 37.0% against 36.6% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Greece and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Greece ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd 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.