Barbados vs Nicaragua: Prevalence of overweight
Barbados
67.2%
in 2022
Nicaragua
67.2%
in 2022
Barbados rank
38th
Nicaragua rank
37th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 67.2% against 67.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 46.9% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 63.3% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 67.2% against 67.2% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Barbados ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 37th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.