Bahamas vs Chile: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Bahamas
31.5%
in 2024
Chile
36.9%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
3rd
Chile rank
1st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Bahamas
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 36.9% against 31.5% in Bahamas, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 3rd and Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 23.2% | 3.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 30.9% | 4.6% | Chile |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 35.7% | 5.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Bahamas or Chile?
- Chile, at 36.9% against 31.5% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Bahamas and Chile?
- 5.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chile?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Chile rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.