Dominica vs Nicaragua: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Dominica
35.5%
in 2024
Nicaragua
34.8%
in 2024
Dominica rank
45th
Nicaragua rank
47th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Dominica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 35.5% against 34.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Dominica ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 13.1% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 19.0% | 3.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 24.9% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.9% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 33.8% | 0.4% | Dominica |
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, Dominica or Nicaragua?
- Dominica, at 35.5% against 34.8% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Dominica and Nicaragua?
- 0.7%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Dominica ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 47th 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.