Bulgaria vs Portugal: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Bulgaria
51.3%
in 2024
Portugal
51.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
122nd
Portugal rank
123rd
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 51.3% against 51.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Portugal ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 46.0% | 2.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 50.3% | 5.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 54.6% | 6.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 54.4% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 52.0% | 0.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 51.3% against 51.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Portugal ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who are 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
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.