Afghanistan vs Southern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight

Afghanistan
297 num th
in 2024
Southern Europe
510.4 num th
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Southern Europe rank
29th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Southern Europe
200300400500600700200020122024

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 510.4 num th against 297 num th in Afghanistan, a difference of 213.4 num th.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Southern Europe ranks 29th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Southern Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 231.29 num th 637.05 num th 405.76 num th Southern Europe
2010s 269.73 num th 613.65 num th 343.92 num th Southern Europe
2020s 291.34 num th 523.4 num th 232.06 num th Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Afghanistan or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 510.4 num th against 297 num th in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Afghanistan and Southern Europe?
213.4 num th, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Southern Europe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Southern Europe rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Southern Europe ranks 29th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
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