Norway vs Russia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Norway
66.2%
in 2022
Russia
66.6%
in 2022
Norway rank
49th
Russia rank
46th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Norway
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 66.6% against 66.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 49th and Russia ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 41.3% | 8.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 47.9% | 11.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 58.8% | 5.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.6% | 0.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Norway or Russia?
- Russia, at 66.6% against 66.2% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Norway and Russia?
- 0.4%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Russia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Norway ranks 49th and Russia ranks 46th 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.