Finland vs Portugal: Prevalence of overweight, female
Finland
50.0%
in 2022
Portugal
49.3%
in 2022
Finland rank
113th
Portugal rank
116th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Finland currently reports 50.0% against 49.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Finland ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 116th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 49.4% | 6.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 49.8% | 3.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 49.4% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 0.4% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Finland or Portugal?
- Finland, at 50.0% against 49.3% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Finland ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 116th 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.