Panama vs Uruguay: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Panama
10.86
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5
in 2024
Panama rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5 against 10.86 in Panama, a difference of 2.64.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.46 | 9.35 | 0.1147 | Panama |
| 2010s | 11.19 | 9.71 | 1.48 | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 12.19 | 0.9953 | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.5 against 10.86 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Panama and Uruguay?
- 2.64, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Panama ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.