Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Barbados
75.6%
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia
49.5%
in 2022
Barbados rank
19th
Europe & Central Asia rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Barbados
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 75.6% against 49.5% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 45.4% | 13.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 47.7% | 17.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 48.9% | 22.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 49.4% | 25.7% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Barbados or Europe & Central Asia?
- Barbados, at 75.6% against 49.5% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
- 26.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.