Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Barbados
13.02
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
14.98
in 2024
Barbados rank
6th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
3rd
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Barbados
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 14.98 against 13.02 in Barbados, a difference of 1.96.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.36 | 7.17 | 3.19 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.37 | 12.06 | 0.3059 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.07 | 14.89 | 1.82 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 14.98 against 13.02 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.96, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Barbados ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd 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.