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
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.