Barbados vs Saudi Arabia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Barbados
39.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
39.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 39.6% against 39.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Barbados ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 17.1% | 4.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 22.6% | 4.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 28.0% | 2.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 34.2% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 38.4% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Barbados or Saudi Arabia?
- Barbados, at 39.6% against 39.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Barbados and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saudi Arabia rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.