Australia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Australia
26.4%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
18.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
4th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Australia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.4% against 18.3% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 11.8% | 2.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 18.1% | 6.0% | 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Australia, at 26.4% against 18.3% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 8.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Australia ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th 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.