Netherlands vs Spain: Prevalence of overweight, female
Netherlands
39.5%
in 2022
Spain
39.8%
in 2022
Netherlands rank
155th
Spain rank
153rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 39.8% against 39.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 155th and Spain ranks 153rd of 196 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 47.0% | 8.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 47.2% | 6.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 43.7% | 3.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 40.3% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 39.8% against 39.5% in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Netherlands ranks 155th and Spain ranks 153rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.