Israel vs Norway: Prevalence of overweight, female

Israel
48.0%
in 2022
Norway
48.5%
in 2022
Israel rank
124th
Norway rank
121st

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Israel
  • Norway
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Norway currently reports 48.5% against 48.0% in Israel, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 124th and Norway ranks 121st of 196 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 48.1% 36.8% 11.3% Israel
2000s 50.1% 42.6% 7.5% Israel
2010s 49.3% 46.2% 3.1% Israel
2020s 48.2% 48.1% 0.0% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Israel or Norway?
Norway, at 48.5% against 48.0% in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Israel and Norway?
0.5%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Israel and Norway rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Israel ranks 124th and Norway ranks 121st 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.