Barbados vs New Zealand: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Barbados
69.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
69.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
37th
New Zealand rank
35th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Barbados
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 69.5% against 69.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.9% | 40.5% | 2.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 51.9% | 1.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 61.9% | 3.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 66.7% | 1.8% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.9% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 69.5% 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 New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and New Zealand rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 37th and New Zealand 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.