Peru vs Portugal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Peru
8.4%
in 2024
Portugal
8.7%
in 2024
Peru rank
46th
Portugal rank
45th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Peru
  • Portugal
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 45th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 8.6% 6.8% 1.7% Peru
2010s 7.6% 7.9% 0.3% Portugal
2020s 8.0% 8.6% 0.6% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Peru or Portugal?
Portugal, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Peru and Portugal?
0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Peru ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 45th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.