Bahrain vs Seychelles: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Bahrain
17.7%
in 2024
Seychelles
18.5%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
39th
Seychelles rank
38th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Bahrain
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 18.5% against 17.7% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 39th and Seychelles ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 2.9% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 2.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 1.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.2% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
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, Bahrain or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 18.5% against 17.7% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Bahrain and Seychelles?
- 0.8%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Seychelles?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Seychelles rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bahrain ranks 39th and Seychelles ranks 38th 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.