Barbados vs Europe: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Europe
7.9%
in 2024
Barbados rank
16th
Europe rank
13th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Barbados
- Europe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.9% in Europe, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.6 times Europe's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 16th and Europe ranks 13th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.0% | 4.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.5% | 5.6% | 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 Europe?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.9% in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Barbados and Europe?
- 5.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Europe rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Europe ranks 13th 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.