Greece vs Iraq: Prevalence of overweight, male
Greece
68.1%
in 2022
Iraq
68.4%
in 2022
Greece rank
37th
Iraq rank
34th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Greece
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.4% against 68.1% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 49.2% | 5.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 57.5% | 4.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.4% | 1.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 0.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Greece or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 68.4% against 68.1% in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Greece and Iraq?
- 0.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Greece ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 34th 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.