Afghanistan vs Northern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)

Afghanistan
297
in 2024
Northern Europe
427.1
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Northern Europe rank
31st

Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Northern Europe
0100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 427.1 against 297 in Afghanistan, a difference of 130.1.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 31st of 180 countries.

Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Northern Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 231.29 389.25 157.96 Northern Europe
2010s 269.73 467.73 198 Northern Europe
2020s 291.34 442.8 151.46 Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Afghanistan or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 427.1 against 297 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Afghanistan and Northern Europe?
130.1, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Northern Europe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Northern Europe rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Northern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 October 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-overweight-thousands/afghanistan/northern-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-overweight-thousands/afghanistan/northern-europe/">Afghanistan vs Northern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
212 places, 5,300 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed