Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Bulgaria
58.1%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
57.3%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
103rd
Turkmenistan rank
106th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 58.1% against 57.3% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 103rd and Turkmenistan ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 28.9% | 17.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 34.0% | 15.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 40.4% | 12.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 48.3% | 8.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 55.3% | 2.7% | 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), Bulgaria or Turkmenistan?
- Bulgaria, at 58.1% against 57.3% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bulgaria ranks 103rd and Turkmenistan ranks 106th 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.