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Barbados vs Greece: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Greece
13.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
Greece rank
11th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

  • Barbados
  • Greece
051015200020122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 13.5% against 13.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 14th and Greece ranks 11th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
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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.