Asia vs Barbados: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Asia
5.0%
in 2024
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Asia rank
24th
Barbados rank
16th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Asia
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 5.0% in Asia, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.6 times Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 24th and Barbados ranks 16th of 33 groups.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 10.4% | 6.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 12.4% | 7.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 13.1% | 8.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Asia or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 5.0% in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Asia and Barbados?
- 8.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Barbados?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Barbados rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Asia ranks 24th and Barbados ranks 16th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.