Morocco vs Northern Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight

Morocco
351.6 num th
in 2024
Northern Africa
2,454 num th
in 2024
Morocco rank
17th
Northern Africa rank
12th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Morocco
  • Northern Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 2,454 num th against 351.6 num th in Morocco, a difference of 2,102 num th.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 7.0 times Morocco's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 17th and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 148 countries.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Northern Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 425.44 num th 2,792 num th 2,366 num th Northern Africa
2010s 389.34 num th 2,978 num th 2,589 num th Northern Africa
2020s 346.12 num th 2,484 num th 2,138 num th Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Morocco or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 2,454 num th against 351.6 num th in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Morocco and Northern Africa?
2,102 num th, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Northern Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Northern Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Morocco ranks 17th and Northern Africa ranks 12th 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.

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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