Physical activity policies focused on active systems by country

Countries reporting
193
Highest
100
Albania
Lowest
-10
South Korea
Median
10
Years covered
9
2015–2023
Data points
975

What the numbers show

Physical activity policies focused on active systems is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 100 in Albania; the lowest is -10 in South Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 10, and the mean is 52.49.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 200.0%).

Physical activity policies focused on active systems: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 United Arab Emirates 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Argentina 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Austria 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Belgium 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Benin 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Bangladesh 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Bahrain 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Bahamas 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Belarus 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Brazil 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Barbados 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Brunei 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Botswana 100 2023 up 1,100.0% volatile
1 Switzerland 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Chile 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 China 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Cote d'Ivoire 100 2023 up 1,100.0% volatile
1 Costa Rica 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Cuba 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Germany 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Dominican Republic 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Algeria 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Egypt 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 France 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 United Kingdom 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Georgia 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Ghana 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Gambia 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Grenada 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Guatemala 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Guyana 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Indonesia 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 India 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Ireland 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Iran 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Iraq 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Jamaica 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Kenya 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Kyrgyzstan 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Cambodia 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Kiribati 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Kuwait 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Laos 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Liberia 100 2023 up 1,100.0% volatile
1 Sri Lanka 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Lithuania 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Latvia 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Morocco 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Moldova 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Maldives 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Marshall Islands 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Malta 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Myanmar 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Montenegro 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Mongolia 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Malawi 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Niger 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Nigeria 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Norway 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Nepal 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Nauru 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Oman 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Pakistan 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Panama 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Palau 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Poland 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Qatar 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Russia 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Saudi Arabia 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Senegal 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Singapore 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Sierra Leone 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 El Salvador 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Slovenia 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Eswatini 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Seychelles 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Togo 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Thailand 100 2023 up 900.0% rising
1 Turkmenistan 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Tonga 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Tunisia 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Turkey 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Tuvalu 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Ukraine 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 United States 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Uzbekistan 100 2023 unchanged flat
1 Vanuatu 100 2023 up 900.0% volatile
1 Samoa 100 2023 up 1,100.0% volatile
93 Afghanistan 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Angola 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Andorra 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Armenia 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Antigua and Barbuda 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Australia 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Azerbaijan 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Burundi 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Bulgaria 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Belize 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Bhutan 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Central African Republic 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Canada 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Cameroon 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Democratic Republic of Congo 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Congo 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Colombia 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Comoros 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Cape Verde 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Cyprus 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Czechia 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Djibouti 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Dominica 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Denmark 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Ecuador 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Spain 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Estonia 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Ethiopia 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Finland 10 2023 down 90.0% falling
93 Fiji 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Micronesia (country) 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Gabon 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Guinea 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Guinea-Bissau 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Equatorial Guinea 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Greece 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Honduras 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Croatia 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Haiti 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Hungary 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Iceland 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Israel 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Italy 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Jordan 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Japan 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Kazakhstan 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Lebanon 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Libya 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Saint Lucia 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Lesotho 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Luxembourg 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Monaco 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Madagascar 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Mexico 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 North Macedonia 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Mali 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Mozambique 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Mauritania 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Mauritius 10 2023 down 67.7% falling
93 Namibia 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Nicaragua 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Netherlands 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 New Zealand 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Peru 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Philippines 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Papua New Guinea 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 North Korea 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Paraguay 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Romania 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Rwanda 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Sudan 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Solomon Islands 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 San Marino 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Somalia 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Serbia 10 2023 down 90.0% falling
93 South Sudan 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Sao Tome and Principe 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Slovakia 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Sweden 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Syria 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Chad 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Tajikistan 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 East Timor 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Trinidad and Tobago 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Tanzania 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Uganda 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Uruguay 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Venezuela 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Vietnam 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Yemen 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 South Africa 10 2023 unchanged flat
93 Zambia 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
93 Zimbabwe 10 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Cook Islands 10 2023 up 200.0% volatile
93 Niue 10 2023 down 90.0% volatile
190 Burkina Faso -10 2023 down 200.0% volatile
190 Bolivia -10 2023 down 200.0% volatile
190 Eritrea -10 2023 down 200.0% volatile
190 South Korea -10 2023 down 110.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Physical activity policies focused on active systems
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
195 places, 975 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed