Slovenia vs Sweden: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Slovenia
31.8%
in 2024
Sweden
31.5%
in 2024
Slovenia rank
69th
Sweden rank
72nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Slovenia
- Sweden
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 31.8% against 31.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Slovenia ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.9% | 0.6% | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 19.5% | 3.1% | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 23.6% | 5.1% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 27.7% | 4.3% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 30.7% | 1.3% | Slovenia |
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, Slovenia or Sweden?
- Slovenia, at 31.8% against 31.5% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Slovenia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Slovenia and Sweden rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Slovenia ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 72nd 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.