Bahamas vs Kuwait: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Bahamas
49.8%
in 2024
Kuwait
46.5%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
10th
Kuwait rank
13th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Bahamas
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 49.8% against 46.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 24.7% | 8.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 31.9% | 8.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 39.8% | 6.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 43.8% | 1.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.0% | 2.5% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Bahamas or Kuwait?
- Bahamas, at 49.8% against 46.5% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Bahamas and Kuwait?
- 3.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Kuwait rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 13th 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 children and adolescents 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
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.