Finland vs Russia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Finland
50.0%
in 2022
Russia
50.4%
in 2022
Finland rank
113th
Russia rank
110th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Finland
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 50.4% against 50.0% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 113th and Russia ranks 110th of 196 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 52.6% | 9.5% | Russia |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 52.3% | 6.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 51.4% | 3.3% | Russia |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 50.5% | 0.8% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Finland or Russia?
- Russia, at 50.4% against 50.0% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Finland and Russia?
- 0.4%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Russia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Finland ranks 113th and Russia ranks 110th 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.