Argentina vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Argentina
14.3%
in 2024
World
5.5%
in 2024
Argentina rank
10th
World rank
22nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Argentina
- World
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 14.3% against 5.5% in World, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.6 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 10th and World ranks 22nd of 148 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 5.2% | 6.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 5.3% | 8.0% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Argentina or World?
- Argentina, at 14.3% against 5.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Argentina and World?
- 8.8%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Argentina ranks 10th and World ranks 22nd of 148 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.