Sweden vs Venezuela: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Sweden
53.3%
in 2024
Venezuela
52.9%
in 2024
Sweden rank
117th
Venezuela rank
119th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Sweden
- Venezuela
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 53.3% against 52.9% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Venezuela ahead.
Sweden ranks 117th and Venezuela ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.2% | 40.7% | 4.5% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 50.2% | 8.6% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 56.1% | 8.6% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 56.3% | 5.6% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 53.8% | 1.1% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Sweden or Venezuela?
- Sweden, at 53.3% against 52.9% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Sweden and Venezuela?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Venezuela rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Sweden ranks 117th and Venezuela ranks 119th 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.