Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Gambia
2.8%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
3.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
198th
Timor-Leste rank
197th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Gambia
  • Timor-Leste
123198020022024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 3.2% against 2.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8% 0.7% 0.0% Gambia
1990s 0.9% 1.1% 0.2% Timor-Leste
2000s 1.3% 1.6% 0.3% Timor-Leste
2010s 1.8% 2.3% 0.5% Timor-Leste
2020s 2.6% 3.0% 0.4% Timor-Leste

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, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 3.2% against 2.8% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
0.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Gambia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th 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