Cuba vs Finland: Prevalence of overweight
Cuba
55.6%
in 2022
Finland
55.3%
in 2022
Cuba rank
98th
Finland rank
101st
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Cuba
- Finland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 55.6% against 55.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Cuba ranks 98th and Finland ranks 101st of 196 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 49.1% | 17.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 53.0% | 12.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 54.5% | 5.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 55.2% | 0.4% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Cuba or Finland?
- Cuba, at 55.6% against 55.3% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Cuba and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Finland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Finland rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Cuba ranks 98th and Finland ranks 101st 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.