Greenland vs Zambia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Greenland
14.0%
in 2024
Zambia
14.3%
in 2024
Greenland rank
162nd
Zambia rank
159th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Greenland
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.3% against 14.0% in Greenland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 3.8% | 8.7% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 4.9% | 10.5% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 6.9% | 9.9% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 9.9% | 5.7% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 1.0% | 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.3% 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 Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Zambia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Greenland ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 159th 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.