Belgium vs Bulgaria: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Belgium
57.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria
58.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
104th
Bulgaria rank
103rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 58.1% against 57.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 104th and Bulgaria ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 46.6% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 49.1% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 52.6% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 56.6% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 58.0% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 58.1% against 57.6% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria 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 (crude estimate)?
- Belgium ranks 104th and Bulgaria ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.