Belgium vs Ghana: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Belgium
20.5%
in 2024
Ghana
20.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
127th
Ghana rank
128th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Belgium
- Ghana
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 128th of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 2.3% | 11.5% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 4.6% | 12.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 9.1% | 10.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 14.6% | 5.7% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.2% | 1.3% | 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 Ghana?
- Belgium, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Belgium and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ghana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ghana rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Belgium ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 128th 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.