Ghana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Ghana
20.4%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
20.3%
in 2024
Ghana rank
128th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
129th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Ghana
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 20.4% against 20.3% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Ghana ranks 128th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.8% | 0.4% | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Ghana, at 20.4% against 20.3% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ghana ranks 128th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th 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.