Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Botswana
15.69
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
14.82
in 2022
Botswana rank
148th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
151st

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Botswana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 15.69 against 14.82 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.87.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Botswana ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 4.73 6.87 2.14 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 7.8 10.7 2.89 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 11.67 13.29 1.62 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 15.06 14.58 0.4733 Botswana

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, Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Botswana, at 15.69 against 14.82 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.87, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Botswana ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed