Netherlands vs Switzerland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Netherlands
19.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
19.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
133rd
Switzerland rank
136th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 19.6% against 19.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 12.8% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.4% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 20.0% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 0.2% | 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, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 19.6% against 19.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Netherlands ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 136th 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.