Bahamas vs Niue: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Bahamas
31.5%
in 2024
Niue
34.5%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
3rd
Niue rank
2nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Bahamas
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 34.5% against 31.5% in Bahamas, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.1 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 Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Niue in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.3% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.4% | 0.1% | Niue |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 32.8% | 2.2% | Niue |
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 Niue?
- Niue, at 34.5% 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 Niue?
- 3.0%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Niue?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Niue rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Niue ranks 2nd 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.