Bulgaria vs Vanuatu: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bulgaria
2.6%
in 2014
Vanuatu
2.6%
in 2014
Bulgaria rank
120th
Vanuatu rank
120th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bulgaria
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Vanuatu ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 7.9% | 4.8% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 6.2% | 3.6% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.6% | 2.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Bulgaria or Vanuatu?
- Bulgaria, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Vanuatu as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bulgaria and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vanuatu?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bulgaria and Vanuatu rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bulgaria ranks 120th and Vanuatu ranks 120th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.