Albania vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Albania
16.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Albania rank
6th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Albania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 16.7% in Albania, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 6.6% | 16.4% | Albania |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.9% | 4.7% | Albania |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 18.4% | 2.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Albania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 16.7% in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Albania and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Albania ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.