Chile vs Niue: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Chile
36.9%
in 2024
Niue
34.5%
in 2024
Chile rank
1st
Niue rank
2nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Chile
- Niue
How they compare
Chile currently reports 36.9% against 34.5% in Niue, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niue ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.6% | 0.5% | Niue |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 1.6% | Chile |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.3% | 3.9% | Chile |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.4% | 4.5% | Chile |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 32.8% | 3.0% | Chile |
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, Chile or Niue?
- Chile, at 36.9% against 34.5% in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Chile and Niue?
- 2.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Niue?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Niue rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Chile ranks 1st 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.