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
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.