India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight
India
4,207 num th
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
7,220 num th
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 7,220 num th against 4,207 num th in India, a difference of 3,013 num th.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.7 times India's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 148 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,116 num th | 6,448 num th | 3,332 num th | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2,792 num th | 5,499 num th | 2,707 num th | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 3,649 num th | 6,197 num th | 2,548 num th | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 7,220 num th against 4,207 num th in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3,013 num th, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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.