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
510152025198020022024

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.

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About this data

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