Belize vs Panama: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Belize
73.0%
in 2024
Panama
73.3%
in 2024
Belize rank
22nd
Panama rank
20th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 73.3% against 73.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.2% | 30.9% | 5.3% | Belize |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 41.8% | 5.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 53.6% | 5.2% | Belize |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.6% | 2.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 71.7% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Belize or Panama?
- Panama, at 73.3% against 73.0% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Belize and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Belize ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 20th 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.