Belgium vs Portugal: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Belgium
21.35
in 2022
Portugal
21.27
in 2022
Belgium rank
116th
Portugal rank
117th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 21.35 against 21.27 in Portugal, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 117th of 193 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 19 23.14 4.15 Portugal
2000s 20.82 29.53 8.71 Portugal
2010s 20.85 26.15 5.3 Portugal
2020s 21.28 21.85 0.57 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Belgium or Portugal?
Belgium, at 21.35 against 21.27 in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Belgium and Portugal?
0.08, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Belgium ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 117th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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