Bolivia vs Syria: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Bolivia
16.32
in 2022
Syria
15.95
in 2022
Bolivia rank
44th
Syria rank
46th

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time

  • Bolivia
  • Syria
51015199020062022

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 16.32 against 15.95 in Syria, a difference of 0.37.

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

Bolivia ranks 44th and Syria ranks 46th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 4.41 5.96 1.55 Syria
2000s 6.87 9.05 2.18 Syria
2010s 11.34 12.65 1.3 Syria
2020s 15.6 15.49 0.1133 Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Bolivia or Syria?
Bolivia, at 16.32 against 15.95 in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Bolivia and Syria?
0.37, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Syria rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Bolivia ranks 44th and Syria ranks 46th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bolivia vs Syria: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-above-the/bolivia/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-above-the/bolivia/syrian-arab-republic/">Bolivia vs Syria: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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