Finland vs Germany: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Finland
0.3%
in 2014
Germany
0.3%
in 2014
Finland rank
180th
Germany rank
180th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
0.250.50.7511.21.5197519942014

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 180th and Germany ranks 180th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

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.