Bahamas vs Tonga: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Bahamas
49.7
in 2022
Tonga
56.55
in 2022
Bahamas rank
8th
Tonga rank
5th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Bahamas
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 56.55 against 49.7 in Bahamas, a difference of 6.85.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.74 | 36.99 | 14.25 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 32.58 | 45.09 | 12.51 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 42.59 | 52.02 | 9.42 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 48.82 | 55.91 | 7.09 | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 56.55 against 49.7 in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Bahamas and Tonga?
- 6.85, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Tonga rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bahamas ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 5th 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.