Belgium vs Bulgaria: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Belgium
51.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria
51.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
120th
Bulgaria rank
121st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 51.6% against 51.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 120th and Bulgaria ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.1% | 43.3% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 45.2% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 48.2% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 50.9% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 0.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Belgium, at 51.6% against 51.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Belgium ranks 120th and Bulgaria ranks 121st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.