Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Fiji
23.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
22.6%
in 2024
Fiji rank
118th
Papua New Guinea rank
120th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 23.0% against 22.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Fiji ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 8.9% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 10.8% | 2.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 14.0% | 2.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 18.0% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 0.0% | Fiji |
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, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Fiji, at 23.0% against 22.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Fiji ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th 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.