Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bhutan
16.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
15.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
149th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bhutan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 16.0% against 15.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Bhutan ranks 149th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 4.6% | 2.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 7.1% | 3.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 10.9% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 13.5% | 2.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 15.0% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bhutan, at 16.0% against 15.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bhutan ranks 149th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd 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.