Bulgaria vs Sweden: Share of overweight men vs. women
Bulgaria
61.1%
in 2024
Sweden
61.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
78th
Sweden rank
75th
Share of overweight men vs. women over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 61.6% against 61.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 40.7% | 2.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 54.2% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 61.0% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of overweight men vs. women, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 61.6% against 61.1% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of overweight men vs. women between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 75th 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 overweight men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.