New Zealand vs Uruguay: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
New Zealand
39.91
in 2022
Uruguay
40.05
in 2022
New Zealand rank
31st
Uruguay rank
29th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 40.05 against 39.91 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 29th of 193 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.58 | 20.95 | 5.63 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 35.67 | 27.97 | 7.7 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 39.28 | 34.21 | 5.08 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 39.86 | 39.24 | 0.6233 | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 40.05 against 39.91 in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.14, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- New Zealand ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 29th 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.