Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Guatemala
21.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
22.6%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
122nd
Papua New Guinea rank
120th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Papua New Guinea
0510152025198020022024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 22.6% against 21.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.1%.

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

Guatemala ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 9.7% 8.9% 0.9% Guatemala
1990s 13.8% 10.8% 3.0% Guatemala
2000s 17.4% 14.0% 3.4% Guatemala
2010s 19.6% 18.0% 1.6% Guatemala
2020s 21.2% 21.6% 0.4% Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 22.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
1.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Guatemala ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th 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