Tonga vs Uruguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Tonga
45.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
46.0%
in 2024
Tonga rank
11th
Uruguay rank
9th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Tonga
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 46.0% against 45.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 16.8% | 3.9% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 24.1% | 2.9% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 31.6% | 2.6% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 38.8% | 1.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.4% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
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, Tonga or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 46.0% against 45.1% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Tonga and Uruguay?
- 0.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Uruguay rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Tonga ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 9th 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.