Colombia vs Thailand: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Colombia
30.6%
in 2024
Thailand
30.6%
in 2024
Colombia rank
84th
Thailand rank
85th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Colombia
- Thailand
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 30.6% against 30.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 85th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 4.6% | 4.4% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.3% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 23.0% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 0.1% | Thailand |
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, Colombia or Thailand?
- Colombia, at 30.6% against 30.6% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Colombia and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Thailand rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Colombia ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 85th 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.