Asia vs Morocco: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Asia
5.0%
in 2024
Morocco
11.2%
in 2024
Asia rank
23rd
Morocco rank
25th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Asia
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 11.2% against 5.0% in Asia, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 2.2 times Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 25th of 32 groups.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 13.5% | 9.2% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 11.6% | 6.9% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 10.8% | 5.9% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Asia or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 11.2% against 5.0% in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Asia and Morocco?
- 6.2%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Morocco?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Morocco rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Asia ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 25th of 32 groups.
- 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.