Africa vs India: Children moderately or severely overweight
Africa
9,673 num th
in 2024
India
4,207 num th
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
India rank
2nd
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9,673 num th against 4,207 num th in India, a difference of 5,466 num th.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.3 times India's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 35 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,239 num th | 3,116 num th | 6,123 num th | Africa |
| 2010s | 8,476 num th | 2,792 num th | 5,684 num th | Africa |
| 2020s | 8,680 num th | 3,649 num th | 5,031 num th | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 9,673 num th against 4,207 num th in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Africa and India?
- 5,466 num th, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Africa ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 35 groups.
- 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.