Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Equatorial Guinea
15.9%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
15.5%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
151st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 15.9% against 15.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st 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 | Equatorial Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 4.6% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 7.1% | 1.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 10.9% | 2.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 13.5% | 1.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 0.0% | 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, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 15.9% 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 Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st 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.