Portugal vs Russia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Portugal
9.4%
in 2024
Russia
9.5%
in 2024
Portugal rank
44th
Russia rank
41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Portugal
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 9.5% against 9.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.
Portugal ranks 44th and Russia ranks 41st of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 15.4% | 8.0% | Russia |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 9.2% | 0.7% | Russia |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 1.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Portugal or Russia?
- Russia, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Portugal and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Russia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Portugal ranks 44th and Russia ranks 41st 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.