Fiji vs Vanuatu: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Fiji
23.0%
in 2024
Vanuatu
23.3%
in 2024
Fiji rank
118th
Vanuatu rank
117th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Fiji
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 23.3% against 23.0% in Fiji, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 117th of 198 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 9.5% | 2.8% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 11.5% | 3.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 14.8% | 3.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 18.8% | 2.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.3% | 0.7% | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 23.3% against 23.0% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 0.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Vanuatu rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Fiji ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 117th 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.