Iceland vs Marshall Islands: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Iceland
24.5%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
23.9%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Marshall Islands rank
112th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Iceland
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 24.5% against 23.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Iceland ranks 109th and Marshall Islands ranks 112th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 16.3% | 2.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 19.2% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 22.4% | 0.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.8% | 0.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.8% | 0.5% | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Marshall Islands?
- Iceland, at 24.5% against 23.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iceland and Marshall Islands?
- 0.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Marshall Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Marshall Islands rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iceland ranks 109th and Marshall Islands ranks 112th 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.