Afghanistan vs Netherlands: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Afghanistan
19.6%
in 2024
Netherlands
19.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
134th
Netherlands rank
133rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 19.6% against 19.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 14.8% | 12.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 17.9% | 14.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 19.7% | 12.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 19.6% | 6.9% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.6% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Afghanistan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 19.6% against 19.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Afghanistan and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Netherlands rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.