Guatemala vs Norway: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Guatemala
21.5%
in 2024
Norway
22.1%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
122nd
Norway rank
121st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Guatemala
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 22.1% against 21.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 15.2% | 5.5% | Norway |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 19.8% | 5.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 22.4% | 5.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 22.3% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 22.1% | 1.0% | Norway |
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, Guatemala or Norway?
- Norway, at 22.1% against 21.5% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Guatemala and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Norway rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 121st 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.