Iceland vs Latvia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Iceland
24.5%
in 2024
Latvia
24.2%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Latvia rank
110th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Iceland
  • Latvia
0510152025198020022024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 24.5% against 24.2% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.

Iceland ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 110th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 14.3% 15.6% 1.3% Latvia
1990s 18.7% 17.2% 1.4% Iceland
2000s 22.1% 20.1% 2.0% Iceland
2010s 23.6% 23.3% 0.3% Iceland
2020s 24.3% 24.1% 0.2% Iceland

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 Latvia?
Iceland, at 24.5% against 24.2% in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iceland and Latvia?
0.3%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Iceland ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 110th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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