Palau vs Qatar: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Palau
41.6%
in 2024
Qatar
41.9%
in 2024
Palau rank
23rd
Qatar rank
21st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Palau
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.9% against 41.6% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.4% | 19.5% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 24.8% | 1.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 32.1% | 3.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 37.8% | 2.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 41.2% | 0.9% | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 41.9% against 41.6% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Palau and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Qatar rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Palau ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 21st 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.