Malta vs Nicaragua: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Malta
34.6%
in 2024
Nicaragua
34.8%
in 2024
Malta rank
50th
Nicaragua rank
47th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Malta
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 34.8% against 34.6% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 13.1% | 9.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 19.0% | 9.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 24.9% | 8.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 29.9% | 4.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.8% | 0.9% | Malta |
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, Malta or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 34.8% against 34.6% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malta and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malta ranks 50th 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.