Iraq vs Nicaragua: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Iraq
35.7%
in 2024
Nicaragua
34.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
44th
Nicaragua rank
47th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Iraq
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 35.7% against 34.8% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 13.1% | 3.1% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.0% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 29.9% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.8% | 0.9% | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Nicaragua?
- Iraq, at 35.7% against 34.8% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 0.9%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Iraq ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 47th 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.