Barbados vs Nicaragua: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Barbados
68.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua
68.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
36th
Nicaragua rank
35th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 68.3% against 68.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 36th and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 36.0% | 8.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 46.6% | 4.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.4% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.4% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 68.3% against 68.2% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 36th and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.