Maldives vs Nicaragua: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Maldives
34.7%
in 2024
Nicaragua
34.8%
in 2024
Maldives rank
49th
Nicaragua rank
47th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Maldives
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 34.8% against 34.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 13.1% | 9.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 19.0% | 11.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 24.9% | 11.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 29.9% | 6.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 33.8% | 1.5% | Nicaragua |
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, Maldives or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 34.8% against 34.7% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Maldives and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Maldives ranks 49th 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.