Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Bulgaria
16.6%
in 2024
Kuwait
16.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Kuwait rank
52nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Bulgaria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 16.6% against 16.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 6.1% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 10.9% | 4.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 15.4% | 5.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 16.6% | 3.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.6% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Bulgaria, at 16.6% against 16.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.