Greece vs Slovakia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Greece
0.4%
in 2014
Slovakia
0.4%
in 2014
Greece rank
168th
Slovakia rank
168th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Greece
- Slovakia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 168th and Slovakia ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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, Greece or Slovakia?
- Greece, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Slovakia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Greece and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovakia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Greece and Slovakia rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Greece ranks 168th and Slovakia ranks 168th 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.
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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.