Iceland vs Ukraine: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Iceland
24.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
25.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Ukraine rank
107th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Iceland
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 25.4% against 24.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ukraine ahead.
Iceland ranks 109th and Ukraine ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 17.7% | 3.3% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.6% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.8% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 25.1% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 25.4% 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 Ukraine?
- 0.9%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ukraine?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Ukraine rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iceland ranks 109th and Ukraine ranks 107th 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.