Greece vs OECD members: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Greece
13.5%
in 2024
OECD members
8.1%
in 2024
Greece rank
11th
OECD members rank
9th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Greece
- OECD members
How they compare
Greece currently reports 13.5% against 8.1% in OECD members, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 9th of 163 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 6.7% | 5.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 7.3% | 6.5% | Greece |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 7.8% | 5.9% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Greece or OECD members?
- Greece, at 13.5% against 8.1% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Greece and OECD members?
- 5.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Greece ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 9th 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 (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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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.