Algeria vs Central America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Algeria
13.3%
in 2024
Central America
7.0%
in 2024
Algeria rank
15th
Central America rank
17th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Algeria
- Central America
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 13.3% against 7.0% in Central America, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.9 times Central America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 15th and Central America ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 6.7% | 8.1% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 6.5% | 6.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 6.7% | 5.4% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Algeria or Central America?
- Algeria, at 13.3% against 7.0% in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Algeria and Central America?
- 6.3%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Central America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Central America rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Algeria ranks 15th and Central America ranks 17th 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.