Sweden vs Syrian Arab Republic: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Sweden
31.5%
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
31.7%
in 2024
Sweden rank
72nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
71st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Sweden
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 31.7% against 31.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 72nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 17.5% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.6% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.9% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
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, Sweden or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 31.7% against 31.5% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Sweden ranks 72nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st 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.