Bulgaria vs Portugal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Bulgaria
51.3%
in 2024
Portugal
51.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
121st
Portugal rank
122nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 51.3% against 51.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 46.0% | 2.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 50.3% | 5.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 54.6% | 6.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 54.4% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 52.0% | 0.7% | Portugal |
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), Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 51.3% against 51.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 122nd 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.