Barbados vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Northern Africa and Western Asia
7.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
16th
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
16th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Barbados
- Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.4% in Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.8 times Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 16th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 16th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.4% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.4% | 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.4% in Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Barbados and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 5.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 16th 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.