Peru vs Tonga: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Peru
46.1%
in 2024
Tonga
45.1%
in 2024
Peru rank
8th
Tonga rank
11th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Peru
- Tonga
How they compare
Peru currently reports 46.1% against 45.1% in Tonga, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.
Peru ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 20.7% | 5.6% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 27.0% | 8.4% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 34.3% | 10.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 40.3% | 7.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 44.1% | 0.6% | Tonga |
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, Peru or Tonga?
- Peru, at 46.1% against 45.1% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Peru and Tonga?
- 1.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Tonga rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Peru ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 11th 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.