Poland vs Portugal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Poland
30.4%
in 2024
Portugal
30.2%
in 2024
Poland rank
87th
Portugal rank
90th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Poland currently reports 30.4% against 30.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Poland ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 90th of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 19.1% | 6.6% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 28.3% | 12.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 35.3% | 14.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 34.1% | 7.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 31.0% | 1.6% | Portugal |
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, Poland or Portugal?
- Poland, at 30.4% against 30.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Poland and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Poland ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 90th 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.