Panama vs World Bank (high income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Panama
37.58
in 2022
World Bank (high income)
30.86
in 2022
Panama rank
36th
World Bank (high income) rank
39th

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

  • Panama
  • World Bank (high income)
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 37.58 against 30.86 in World Bank (high income), a difference of 6.72.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times World Bank (high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World Bank (high income) ahead.

Panama ranks 36th and World Bank (high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and World Bank (high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama World Bank (high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 24.57 27.51 2.94 World Bank (high income)
2010s 31.47 30.03 1.45 Panama
2020s 36.75 30.77 5.97 Panama

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, Panama or World Bank (high income)?
Panama, at 37.58 against 30.86 in World Bank (high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Panama and World Bank (high income)?
6.72, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and World Bank (high income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Panama and World Bank (high income) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Panama ranks 36th and World Bank (high income) ranks 39th 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
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