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
24681012198020022024

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.

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Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed