Greenland vs Norway: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Greenland

0.6%

in 2014

Norway

0.6%

in 2014

Greenland rank

148th

Norway rank

148th

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

Greenland
Norway

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Greenland ranks 148th and Norway ranks 148th 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: 07 August 2026

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.