Barbados vs Iraq: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Barbados
69.2%
in 2024
Iraq
69.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
37th
Iraq rank
34th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 69.8% against 69.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.9% | 42.3% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 48.9% | 1.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 57.5% | 1.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.9% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 69.0% | 0.6% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Barbados or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 69.8% against 69.2% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Barbados and Iraq?
- 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Iraq rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 34th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.