Finland vs Latvia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Finland
50.0%
in 2022
Latvia
50.3%
in 2022
Finland rank
113th
Latvia rank
111th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 50.3% against 50.0% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 113th and Latvia ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 44.2% | 1.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 46.7% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 49.0% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 50.1% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 50.3% against 50.0% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Finland ranks 113th and Latvia ranks 111th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.