Austria vs Netherlands: Prevalence of overweight

Austria
45.0%
in 2022
Netherlands
45.9%
in 2022
Austria rank
133rd
Netherlands rank
131st

Prevalence of overweight over time

  • Austria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 45.9% against 45.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 133rd and Netherlands ranks 131st of 196 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 41.2% 42.3% 1.1% Netherlands
2000s 43.9% 46.9% 3.0% Netherlands
2010s 44.6% 47.0% 2.4% Netherlands
2020s 44.9% 46.1% 1.2% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Austria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 45.9% against 45.0% in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Austria and Netherlands?
0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
Austria ranks 133rd and Netherlands ranks 131st 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.