Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Gambia
0.8%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
198th
Timor-Leste rank
197th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Gambia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
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, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Gambia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th 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.