Gabon vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Gabon
16.98
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.18
in 2022
Gabon rank
138th
Sri Lanka rank
136th

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

  • Gabon
  • Sri Lanka
051015199020062022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17.18 against 16.98 in Gabon, a difference of 0.2.

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

Gabon ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 193 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 6.04 3.23 2.82 Gabon
2000s 9.8 6.2 3.61 Gabon
2010s 13.62 11.48 2.14 Gabon
2020s 16.46 16.31 0.1467 Gabon

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, Gabon or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 17.18 against 16.98 in Gabon as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Gabon and Sri Lanka?
0.2, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Gabon ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th 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