Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Share of women who are obese
Bulgaria
17.3%
in 2024
Luxembourg
17.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
147th
Luxembourg rank
146th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 17.5% against 17.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 147th and Luxembourg ranks 146th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 11.9% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 15.8% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.3% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 17.5% against 17.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Bulgaria ranks 147th and Luxembourg ranks 146th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.