Colombia vs Guyana: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Colombia
6.76
in 2024
Guyana
4.98
in 2024
Colombia rank
19th
Guyana rank
22nd
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Colombia
- Guyana
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.76 against 4.98 in Guyana, a difference of 1.78.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 19th and Guyana ranks 22nd of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.71 | 5.4 | 0.6874 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 5.28 | 6.32 | 1.04 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 5.45 | 0.8781 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Colombia or Guyana?
- Colombia, at 6.76 against 4.98 in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Colombia and Guyana?
- 1.78, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guyana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guyana rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Colombia ranks 19th and Guyana ranks 22nd 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.