Belgium vs Botswana: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Belgium
20.5%
in 2024
Botswana
20.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
127th
Botswana rank
126th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Belgium
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 127th and Botswana ranks 126th of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 4.9% | 8.9% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 7.3% | 10.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 11.5% | 8.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.2% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.6% | 0.8% | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 20.6% against 20.5% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Belgium and Botswana?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Botswana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Botswana rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Belgium ranks 127th and Botswana ranks 126th 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.