Finland vs Spain: Prevalence of overweight, male
Finland
60.3%
in 2022
Spain
59.9%
in 2022
Finland rank
78th
Spain rank
80th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 60.3% against 59.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Finland ranks 78th and Spain ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 57.1% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 63.5% | 3.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 63.0% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 60.4% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Finland or Spain?
- Finland, at 60.3% against 59.9% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Finland and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Finland ranks 78th and Spain ranks 80th 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
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.