Netherlands vs Switzerland: Prevalence of overweight, male
Netherlands
52.3%
in 2022
Switzerland
52.2%
in 2022
Netherlands rank
110th
Switzerland rank
111th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 52.3% against 52.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 49.7% | 3.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 52.6% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 53.1% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 52.3% against 52.2% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Netherlands ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 111th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.