Australia vs Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Australia
26.4%
in 2024
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
16.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank
1st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Australia
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.4% against 16.0% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st of 178 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.0% | 4.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 15.8% | 8.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Australia or Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Australia, at 26.4% against 16.0% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Australia and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- 10.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Australia ranks 1st and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st 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.