Italy vs Portugal: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Italy
2.0%
in 2014
Portugal
1.9%
in 2014
Italy rank
151st
Portugal rank
154th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 5.1% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
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, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Portugal as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Italy ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 154th 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.