Latvia vs Norway: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Latvia
49.6%
in 2024
Norway
50.4%
in 2024
Latvia rank
119th
Norway rank
117th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Latvia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 50.4% against 49.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 119th and Norway ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.3% | 31.4% | 12.9% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 36.7% | 7.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 42.7% | 4.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 46.8% | 2.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.6% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Latvia or Norway?
- Norway, at 50.4% against 49.6% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Latvia and Norway?
- 0.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Latvia ranks 119th and Norway ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are 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
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.