Iraq vs Spain: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Iraq
35.7%
in 2024
Spain
36.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
44th
Spain rank
42nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Iraq
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 36.6% against 35.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 44th and Spain ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 26.1% | 9.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 31.9% | 12.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 36.7% | 11.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 37.3% | 6.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 36.8% | 2.0% | Spain |
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, Iraq or Spain?
- Spain, at 36.6% against 35.7% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iraq and Spain?
- 0.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Spain rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iraq ranks 44th 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.