Barbados vs Greece: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Barbados
13.8%
in 2024
Greece
14.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
Greece rank
11th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Barbados
  • Greece
051015200020122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 14.3% against 13.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 14th and Greece ranks 11th of 163 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 11.0% 12.9% 1.9% Greece
2010s 13.1% 14.6% 1.5% Greece
2020s 13.9% 14.5% 0.6% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Barbados or Greece?
Greece, at 14.3% against 13.8% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Barbados and Greece?
0.5%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Greece?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Greece rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Barbados ranks 14th and Greece ranks 11th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.