Barbados vs Israel: Share of overweight men vs. women
Barbados
59.0%
in 2024
Israel
59.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
86th
Israel rank
84th
Share of overweight men vs. women over time
- Barbados
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 59.7% against 59.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 86th and Israel ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.5% | 49.0% | 14.5% | Israel |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 53.3% | 11.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 59.3% | 9.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 61.1% | 5.7% | Israel |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 60.0% | 1.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of overweight men vs. women, Barbados or Israel?
- Israel, at 59.7% against 59.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of overweight men vs. women between Barbados and Israel?
- 0.7%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Israel?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Israel rank globally for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Barbados ranks 86th and Israel ranks 84th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of overweight men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.