Greece vs North Macedonia: Prevalence of overweight
Greece
61.4%
in 2022
North Macedonia
61.8%
in 2022
Greece rank
66th
North Macedonia rank
63rd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Greece
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 61.8% against 61.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Greece ranks 66th and North Macedonia ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 50.8% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 54.6% | 2.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 58.8% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 61.4% | 0.2% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Greece or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 61.8% against 61.4% in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Greece and North Macedonia?
- 0.4%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Macedonia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Greece and North Macedonia rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Greece ranks 66th and North Macedonia ranks 63rd 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.