Greenland vs Ireland: Prevalence of overweight, female
Greenland
61.6%
in 2022
Ireland
60.7%
in 2022
Greenland rank
71st
Ireland rank
72nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Greenland
- Ireland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 61.6% against 60.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Greenland ranks 71st and Ireland ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 45.8% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 52.9% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 57.6% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 60.3% | 0.8% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Greenland or Ireland?
- Greenland, at 61.6% against 60.7% in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Greenland and Ireland?
- 0.9%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Ireland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Greenland and Ireland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Greenland ranks 71st and Ireland ranks 72nd 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.