Italy vs Netherlands: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Italy
14.0%
in 2024
Netherlands
14.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
148th
Netherlands rank
145th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.7% against 14.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 148th and Netherlands ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 7.2% | 5.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.5% | 3.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.6% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.5% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 14.7% against 14.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Italy ranks 148th and Netherlands ranks 145th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.