Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cape Verde
12.3%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
12.6%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
169th
Guinea-Bissau rank
168th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 169th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.9% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th 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.