Palau vs Panama: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Palau
41.6%
in 2024
Panama
39.6%
in 2024
Palau rank
23rd
Panama rank
26th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Palau
- Panama
How they compare
Palau currently reports 41.6% against 39.6% in Panama, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.4% | 12.8% | 5.6% | Palau |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 18.6% | 4.2% | Palau |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 25.4% | 3.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 2.6% | Palau |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 38.1% | 2.1% | Palau |
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, Palau or Panama?
- Palau, at 41.6% against 39.6% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Palau and Panama?
- 2.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Panama rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Palau ranks 23rd 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.