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
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
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.