Iceland vs Ireland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Iceland
24.5%
in 2024
Ireland
25.3%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Ireland rank
108th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 25.3% against 24.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 109th and Ireland ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 18.5% | 4.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 24.6% | 5.9% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 29.2% | 7.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 28.4% | 4.8% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 26.0% | 1.7% | Ireland |
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, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 25.3% against 24.5% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.8%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iceland ranks 109th and Ireland ranks 108th 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.