Australia vs Northern America: Children moderately or severely overweight
Australia
405.9 num th
in 2024
Northern America
2,012 num th
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Northern America rank
16th
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 2,012 num th against 405.9 num th in Australia, a difference of 1,606 num th.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.0 times Australia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 16th of 148 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.06 num th | 1,749 num th | 1,630 num th | Northern America |
| 2010s | 247.15 num th | 1,906 num th | 1,658 num th | Northern America |
| 2020s | 369.82 num th | 1,965 num th | 1,595 num th | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Australia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 2,012 num th against 405.9 num th in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Australia and Northern America?
- 1,606 num th, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Australia ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 16th of 148 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.