Kuwait vs Panama: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Kuwait
16.6%
in 2024
Panama
16.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
52nd
Panama rank
51st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Kuwait
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.6% against 16.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 5.5% | 5.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 8.9% | 6.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 12.6% | 3.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.7% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Panama?
- Panama, at 16.6% against 16.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Kuwait and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Panama rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 51st 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.