Barbados vs Caribbean: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Caribbean
6.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
15th
Caribbean rank
18th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Barbados
- Caribbean
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 6.7% in Caribbean, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.9 times Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 15th and Caribbean ranks 18th of 148 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 6.1% | 4.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.5% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 6.7% | 6.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Barbados or Caribbean?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 6.7% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Barbados and Caribbean?
- 6.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Caribbean rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Barbados ranks 15th and Caribbean ranks 18th of 148 countries.
- 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.