Bulgaria vs Oman: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bulgaria
34.2%
in 2024
Oman
34.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
54th
Oman rank
51st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bulgaria
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 34.5% against 34.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 54th and Oman ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 13.3% | 4.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.8% | 4.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.0% | 4.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.5% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Oman?
- Oman, at 34.5% against 34.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bulgaria and Oman?
- 0.3%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Oman?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Oman rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th and Oman ranks 51st 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.