Bulgaria vs Korea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Korea
5.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
81st
Korea rank
81st
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Korea ranks 81st of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 2.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 6.3% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.6% | 0.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Bulgaria or Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Bulgaria and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Korea ranks 81st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.