Puerto Rico vs Qatar: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Puerto Rico
22.8%
in 2024
Qatar
22.4%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
18th
Qatar rank
20th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.8% against 22.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.4% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
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, Puerto Rico or Qatar?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.8% against 22.4% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Qatar rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 20th 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.