Croatia vs Norway: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Croatia
2.5%
in 2014
Norway
2.5%
in 2014
Croatia rank
125th
Norway rank
125th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Croatia
- Norway
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Croatia ranks 125th and Norway ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 4.6% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Croatia or Norway?
- Croatia, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Norway as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Croatia and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Norway?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Croatia and Norway rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Croatia ranks 125th and Norway ranks 125th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.