Barbados vs Italy: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories
Barbados
60.0%
in 2024
Italy
59.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
89th
Italy rank
90th
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories over time
- Barbados
- Italy
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 60.0% against 59.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Barbados ranks 89th and Italy ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 51.4% | 18.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 54.8% | 13.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 61.5% | 10.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 62.8% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 60.6% | 1.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories, Barbados or Italy?
- Barbados, at 60.0% against 59.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories between Barbados and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Italy rank globally for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Barbados ranks 89th and Italy ranks 90th of 199 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 adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.