Panama vs Syria: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Panama
10.9%
in 2024
Syria
11.0%
in 2024
Panama rank
31st
Syria rank
29th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Panama
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Panama ranks 31st and Syria ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 19.3% | 9.8% | Syria |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 14.4% | 3.2% | Syria |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 0.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Panama or Syria?
- Syria, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Panama and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Syria rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Panama ranks 31st and Syria ranks 29th 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.