Panama vs Singapore: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Panama
39.6%
in 2024
Singapore
38.7%
in 2024
Panama rank
26th
Singapore rank
28th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Panama
- Singapore
How they compare
Panama currently reports 39.6% against 38.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 2.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 17.7% | 1.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.7% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.3% | 0.8% | Panama |
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, Panama or Singapore?
- Panama, at 39.6% against 38.7% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Panama and Singapore?
- 0.9%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Singapore rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Panama ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 28th 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.