Panama vs Peru: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Panama
10.86
in 2024
Peru
9.03
in 2024
Panama rank
8th
Peru rank
11th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 10.86 against 9.03 in Peru, a difference of 1.83.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 8th and Peru ranks 11th of 27 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.46 | 9.18 | 0.2834 | Panama |
| 2010s | 11.19 | 8.19 | 3 | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 8.57 | 2.63 | 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), Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 10.86 against 9.03 in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Panama and Peru?
- 1.83, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Panama ranks 8th and Peru ranks 11th 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.