Austria vs Sweden: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30

Austria
15.37
in 2022
Sweden
15.27
in 2022
Austria rank
135th
Sweden rank
136th

Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
051015199020062022

How they compare

Austria currently reports 15.37 against 15.27 in Sweden, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 136th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 10.5 10.16 0.335 Austria
2000s 13.08 13.47 0.39 Sweden
2010s 14.41 14.75 0.341 Sweden
2020s 15.2 15.17 0.03 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30, Austria or Sweden?
Austria, at 15.37 against 15.27 in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 between Austria and Sweden?
0.1, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
Austria ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Sweden: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-adults-bmi-30-age-standardized-estimate/austria/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-adults-bmi-30-age-standardized-estimate/austria/sweden/">Austria vs Sweden: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed