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
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.