Barbados vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
7.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
16th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
15th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Barbados
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.5% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 16th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.6% | 5.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.3% | 5.7% | 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.5% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Barbados and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 5.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 15th 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.