Peru vs Portugal: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Peru
9.0%
in 2024
Portugal
9.4%
in 2024
Peru rank
45th
Portugal rank
43rd
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.5% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 9.2% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Peru or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Peru and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Peru ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 163 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 children 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
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.