Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) vs Portugal: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
12.64
in 2022
Portugal
21.27
in 2022
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
115th
Portugal rank
117th

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

  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 21.27 against 12.64 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 8.63.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 117th of 156 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 7.38 29.53 22.15 Portugal
2010s 9.78 26.15 16.38 Portugal
2020s 12.19 21.85 9.66 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, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 21.27 against 12.64 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Portugal?
8.63, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Portugal rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 117th of 156 groups.
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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