Spain vs Sweden: Prevalence of overweight
Spain
49.9%
in 2022
Sweden
50.5%
in 2022
Spain rank
123rd
Sweden rank
121st
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 50.5% against 49.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 121st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 41.8% | 10.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 47.5% | 8.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 49.8% | 3.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 50.5% against 49.9% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Spain ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 121st 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.