Israel vs Slovenia: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Israel
54.1%
in 2024
Slovenia
54.5%
in 2024
Israel rank
111th
Slovenia rank
109th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Israel
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 54.5% against 54.1% in Israel, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 111th and Slovenia ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 45.4% | 2.3% | Israel |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 49.1% | 1.6% | Israel |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 52.5% | 2.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.9% | 1.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 54.3% | 0.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Israel or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 54.5% against 54.1% in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Israel and Slovenia?
- 0.4%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Slovenia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Slovenia rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Israel ranks 111th and Slovenia ranks 109th of 199 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 adults 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
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.