Barbados vs Central America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Central America
7.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
16th
Central America rank
17th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Barbados
- Central America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.0% in Central America, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.9 times Central America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 16th and Central America ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 6.7% | 3.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.5% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 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 Central America?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.0% in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Barbados and Central America?
- 6.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Central America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Central America rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Central America ranks 17th of 178 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.