Bahamas vs Kuwait: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Bahamas
49.7
in 2022
Kuwait
47.13
in 2022
Bahamas rank
8th
Kuwait rank
11th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Bahamas
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 49.7 against 47.13 in Kuwait, a difference of 2.57.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahamas ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.74 | 31.18 | 8.44 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 32.58 | 39.81 | 7.23 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 42.59 | 43.75 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 48.82 | 46.49 | 2.33 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Bahamas or Kuwait?
- Bahamas, at 49.7 against 47.13 in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Bahamas and Kuwait?
- 2.57, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Kuwait?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Kuwait rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bahamas ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.