Greenland vs Kenya: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Greenland
14.0%
in 2024
Kenya
14.1%
in 2024
Greenland rank
162nd
Kenya rank
161st

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

  • Greenland
  • Kenya
51015198020022024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 14.1% against 14.0% in Greenland, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Greenland ranks 162nd and Kenya ranks 161st of 198 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 12.5% 3.1% 9.4% Greenland
1990s 15.4% 3.9% 11.5% Greenland
2000s 16.8% 5.7% 11.1% Greenland
2010s 15.6% 8.7% 6.9% Greenland
2020s 14.3% 12.7% 1.5% Greenland

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, Greenland or Kenya?
Kenya, at 14.1% against 14.0% in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Greenland and Kenya?
0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Kenya?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Kenya rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Greenland ranks 162nd and Kenya ranks 161st 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
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