Portugal vs Serbia: Prevalence of overweight
Portugal
54.7%
in 2022
Serbia
54.3%
in 2022
Portugal rank
107th
Serbia rank
109th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 54.7% against 54.3% in Serbia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 107th and Serbia ranks 109th of 196 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 46.3% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 49.0% | 4.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 52.0% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.0% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Portugal or Serbia?
- Portugal, at 54.7% against 54.3% in Serbia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Portugal and Serbia?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Portugal ranks 107th and Serbia ranks 109th 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.