Brazil vs Panama: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Brazil
10.88
in 2024
Panama
10.86
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Panama rank
8th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Brazil
- Panama
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 10.88 against 10.86 in Panama, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Panama ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.65 | 9.46 | 2.81 | Panama |
| 2010s | 8.23 | 11.19 | 2.96 | Panama |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 11.2 | 1.05 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Brazil or Panama?
- Brazil, at 10.88 against 10.86 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Brazil and Panama?
- 0.02, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Panama rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Panama 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.