Italy vs Netherlands: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Italy
45.5%
in 2024
Netherlands
46.1%
in 2024
Italy rank
137th
Netherlands rank
136th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 46.1% against 45.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 137th and Netherlands ranks 136th 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 | 46.5% | 36.7% | 9.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 42.3% | 4.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 47.1% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.2% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
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), Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 46.1% against 45.5% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.6%, 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 overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Italy ranks 137th and Netherlands ranks 136th 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.