Jamaica vs Micronesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Jamaica
5.1%
in 2024
Micronesia
5.1%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
102nd
Micronesia rank
102nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Jamaica
- Micronesia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Micronesia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 102nd and Micronesia ranks 102nd of 180 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 2.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.6% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Jamaica or Micronesia?
- Jamaica, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Micronesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Jamaica and Micronesia?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Micronesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Micronesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd and Micronesia ranks 102nd 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.