Iceland vs Norway: Prevalence of overweight
Iceland
57.4%
in 2022
Norway
57.5%
in 2022
Iceland rank
89th
Norway rank
88th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 57.5% against 57.4% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 89th and Norway ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 43.5% | 2.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.1% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 55.4% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 57.5% against 57.4% in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Iceland ranks 89th and Norway ranks 88th 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.