Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Bulgaria
5.8%
in 2024
Netherlands
5.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
84th
Netherlands rank
84th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.8% against 5.8% in Netherlands, 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 84th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 3.5% | 6.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 5.8% against 5.8% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.