Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Children moderately or severely overweight

Papua New Guinea
227.6 num th
in 2024
Peru
242.4 num th
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Peru rank
29th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
0100200300200020122024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 242.4 num th against 227.6 num th in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 14.8 num th.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 62.66 num th 276.08 num th 213.42 num th Peru
2010s 158.29 num th 228.94 num th 70.65 num th Peru
2020s 223.72 num th 230.9 num th 7.18 num th Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
Peru, at 242.4 num th against 227.6 num th in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
14.8 num th, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th 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