Argentina vs Greece: Share of children who are overweight

Argentina
14.3
in 2024
Greece
13.5
in 2024
Argentina rank
8th
Greece rank
10th

Share of children who are overweight over time

  • Argentina
  • Greece
051015200020122024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 14.3 against 13.5 in Greece, a difference of 0.8.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.

Argentina ranks 8th and Greece ranks 10th of 162 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 10.51 12.13 1.62 Greece
2010s 11.26 13.75 2.49 Greece
2020s 13.28 13.68 0.4 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children who are overweight, Argentina or Greece?
Argentina, at 14.3 against 13.5 in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of children who are overweight between Argentina and Greece?
0.8, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Greece?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Greece rank globally for share of children who are overweight?
Argentina ranks 8th and Greece ranks 10th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Greece: Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-children-who-are-overweight/argentina/greece/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-children-who-are-overweight/argentina/greece/">Argentina vs Greece: Share of children who are overweight</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed