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
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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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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