Caribbean vs Melanesia: Children moderately or severely overweight

Caribbean
213.3 num th
in 2024
Melanesia
246 num th
in 2024
Caribbean rank
34th
Melanesia rank
32nd

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Caribbean
  • Melanesia
50100150200250200020122024

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 246 num th against 213.3 num th in Caribbean, a difference of 32.7 num th.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 34th and Melanesia ranks 32nd of 35 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Melanesia Difference Ahead
2000s 225.94 num th 72.42 num th 153.52 num th Caribbean
2010s 229.16 num th 173.45 num th 55.71 num th Caribbean
2020s 217.76 num th 241.72 num th 23.96 num th Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Caribbean or Melanesia?
Melanesia, at 246 num th against 213.3 num th in Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Caribbean and Melanesia?
32.7 num th, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Melanesia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Caribbean and Melanesia rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Caribbean ranks 34th and Melanesia ranks 32nd 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.

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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
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed