Argentina vs Paraguay: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Argentina
14.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
15.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
11th
Paraguay rank
9th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.4% against 14.3% in Argentina, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 9th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.8% | 2.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.6% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 14.8% | 1.5% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15.4% against 14.3% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 1.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Argentina ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 9th 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.