Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Cape Verde
4.6%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
4.8%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
168th
Guinea-Bissau rank
166th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 168th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Cape Verde ranks 168th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th 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.