Barbados vs SDG - Central America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Barbados
13.02
in 2024
SDG - Central America
6.98
in 2024
Barbados rank
6th
SDG - Central America rank
8th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Barbados
- SDG - Central America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.02 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America, a difference of 6.04.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.9 times SDG - Central America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 6th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | SDG - Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.36 | 6.68 | 3.68 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.37 | 6.49 | 5.88 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.07 | 6.73 | 6.34 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Barbados or SDG - Central America?
- Barbados, at 13.02 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Barbados and SDG - Central America?
- 6.04, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and SDG - Central America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and SDG - Central America rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Barbados ranks 6th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.