Barbados vs Palau: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Barbados
25.7%
in 2024
Palau
26.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
10th
Palau rank
9th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Barbados
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 26.0% against 25.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 10th and Palau ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 0.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.9% | 0.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 0.0% | Palau |
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, Barbados or Palau?
- Palau, at 26.0% against 25.7% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Barbados and Palau?
- 0.3%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Palau rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Barbados ranks 10th and Palau ranks 9th 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.