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
0204060199020062022

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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.