Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Children moderately or severely overweight

Mauritania
13.2 num th
in 2024
Sri Lanka
14.7 num th
in 2024
Mauritania rank
121st
Sri Lanka rank
118th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sri Lanka
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14.7 num th against 13.2 num th in Mauritania, a difference of 1.5 num th.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 12.24 num th 18.99 num th 6.75 num th Sri Lanka
2010s 9.34 num th 20.54 num th 11.2 num th Sri Lanka
2020s 11.18 num th 16.24 num th 5.06 num th Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 14.7 num th against 13.2 num th in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
1.5 num th, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Mauritania ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 164 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
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed