Barbados vs Fiji: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Barbados
39.4%
in 2024
Fiji
39.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
25th
Fiji rank
26th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Fiji
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 39.4% against 39.0% in Fiji, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Fiji ahead.
Barbados ranks 25th and Fiji ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 16.9% | 3.9% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 20.2% | 1.9% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.8% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.3% | 0.7% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Barbados or Fiji?
- Barbados, at 39.4% against 39.0% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Barbados and Fiji?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 25th and Fiji ranks 26th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.