Benin vs Greenland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Benin
14.2%
in 2024
Greenland
14.0%
in 2024
Benin rank
160th
Greenland rank
162nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Benin
- Greenland
How they compare
Benin currently reports 14.2% against 14.0% in Greenland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greenland ahead.
Benin ranks 160th and Greenland ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 12.5% | 8.8% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 15.4% | 9.9% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 16.8% | 8.1% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 15.6% | 3.9% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 14.3% | 0.6% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Benin or Greenland?
- Benin, at 14.2% against 14.0% in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Benin and Greenland?
- 0.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greenland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Greenland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Benin ranks 160th and Greenland ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.