Luxembourg vs Sweden: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Luxembourg
43.8%
in 2024
Sweden
44.6%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
142nd
Sweden rank
139th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.6% against 43.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 31.7% | 3.8% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.4% | 2.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 0.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.5% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 44.1% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 44.6% against 43.8% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Luxembourg ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 139th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.