Greece vs Latvia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Greece
68.1%
in 2022
Latvia
67.9%
in 2022
Greece rank
37th
Latvia rank
38th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Greece
- Latvia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 68.1% against 67.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 37th and Latvia ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 47.3% | 7.1% | Greece |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 53.9% | 7.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.2% | 4.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.1% | 0.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Greece or Latvia?
- Greece, at 68.1% against 67.9% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Greece and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Greece ranks 37th and Latvia ranks 38th 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.