Barbados vs World: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Barbados
25.7%
in 2024
World
10.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
10th
World rank
7th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Barbados
- World
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 25.7% against 10.1% in World, a difference of 15.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.6 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 10th and World ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 1.7% | 4.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 3.0% | 6.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 4.8% | 10.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 7.2% | 13.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 9.5% | 15.3% | Barbados |
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 World?
- Barbados, at 25.7% against 10.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Barbados and World?
- 15.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and World rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Barbados ranks 10th and World ranks 7th 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.