Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina
13.0%
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
14th
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 13.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 20.9% | 10.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 16.1% | 3.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 13.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.