Australia and New Zealand vs Nigeria: Children moderately or severely overweight

Australia and New Zealand
429 num th
in 2024
Nigeria
548 num th
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Nigeria rank
18th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Nigeria
05001.0k1.5k200020122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 548 num th against 429 num th in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 119 num th.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 136.97 num th 1,226 num th 1,089 num th Nigeria
2010s 268.69 num th 624.63 num th 355.94 num th Nigeria
2020s 392.6 num th 496.94 num th 104.34 num th Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Australia and New Zealand or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 548 num th against 429 num th in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Australia and New Zealand and Nigeria?
119 num th, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 178 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
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed