Albania vs United Kingdom: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Albania
0.6%
in 2014
United Kingdom
0.6%
in 2014
Albania rank
148th
United Kingdom rank
148th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Albania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Albania currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 148th and United Kingdom ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Albania |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Albania |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Albania |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Albania or United Kingdom?
- Albania, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United Kingdom as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Albania and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and United Kingdom?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Albania and United Kingdom rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Albania ranks 148th and United Kingdom ranks 148th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.