Armenia vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Armenia
12.9%
in 2024
World
5.5%
in 2024
Armenia rank
18th
World rank
21st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Armenia
- World
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 12.9% against 5.5% in World, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Armenia has been ahead every year.
Armenia ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 5.4% | 8.8% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 5.2% | 8.6% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 5.3% | 7.1% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Armenia or World?
- Armenia, at 12.9% against 5.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Armenia and World?
- 7.4%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Armenia ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 180 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.