Haiti vs Iceland: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Haiti
9.6%
in 2024
Iceland
9.4%
in 2024
Haiti rank
118th
Iceland rank
119th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Haiti
- Iceland
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 9.6% against 9.4% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 118th and Iceland ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 0.1% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 0.2% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Iceland?
- Haiti, at 9.6% against 9.4% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Haiti and Iceland?
- 0.2%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Iceland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Iceland rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Haiti ranks 118th and Iceland ranks 119th 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.