Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 27.9% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
That places Latvia 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 27.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Latvia rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.