Barbados vs Malta: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Barbados
2
in 2024
Malta
2.2
in 2024
Barbados rank
150th
Malta rank
149th

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) over time

  • Barbados
  • Malta
00.511.522.5200020122024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.2 against 2 in Barbados, a difference of 0.2.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 150th and Malta ranks 149th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 1.94 1.52 0.42 Barbados
2010s 2.1 1.94 0.16 Barbados
2020s 2.08 2.24 0.16 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), Barbados or Malta?
Malta, at 2.2 against 2 in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Barbados and Malta?
0.2, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Barbados ranks 150th and Malta ranks 149th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,765 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed