Finland vs Portugal: Prevalence of overweight, male

Finland
60.3%
in 2022
Portugal
60.3%
in 2022
Finland rank
78th
Portugal rank
77th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Finland
  • Portugal
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 60.3% against 60.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Finland ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 77th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 54.8% 49.8% 5.0% Finland
2000s 59.7% 57.4% 2.3% Finland
2010s 60.5% 60.0% 0.5% Finland
2020s 60.3% 60.3% 0.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 60.3% against 60.3% in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Finland and Portugal?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Finland ranks 78th and Portugal ranks 77th 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.