Portugal vs Slovakia: Prevalence of overweight, female

Portugal
49.3%
in 2022
Slovakia
48.8%
in 2022
Portugal rank
116th
Slovakia rank
118th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 49.3% against 48.8% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 116th and Slovakia ranks 118th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 49.4% 41.8% 7.6% Portugal
2000s 49.8% 43.0% 6.7% Portugal
2010s 49.4% 46.1% 3.3% Portugal
2020s 49.3% 48.4% 0.9% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Portugal or Slovakia?
Portugal, at 49.3% against 48.8% in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Portugal and Slovakia?
0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Portugal ranks 116th and Slovakia ranks 118th 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.