New Zealand vs Panama: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
New Zealand
39.1%
in 2024
Panama
39.6%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
27th
Panama rank
26th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- New Zealand
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 39.6% against 39.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 27th and Panama ranks 26th of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 12.8% | 4.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 18.6% | 7.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 25.4% | 9.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 32.4% | 6.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.1% | 1.0% | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Panama?
- Panama, at 39.6% against 39.1% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between New Zealand and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- New Zealand ranks 27th and Panama ranks 26th 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.