Caribbean vs Colombia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Caribbean
6.7%
in 2024
Colombia
6.8%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
80th
Colombia rank
78th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.8% against 6.7% in Caribbean, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 80th and Colombia ranks 78th of 180 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 1.4% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 1.2% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Caribbean or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 6.8% against 6.7% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Caribbean and Colombia?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Colombia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Colombia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Caribbean ranks 80th and Colombia ranks 78th of 180 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.