Bangladesh vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight

Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2024
Yemen
1.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
171st
Yemen rank
170th

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Yemen
12345200020122024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 170th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 4.2% 3.1% Yemen
2010s 1.8% 2.0% 0.2% Yemen
2020s 1.8% 1.6% 0.2% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Bangladesh or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Bangladesh and Yemen?
0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Bangladesh ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 170th 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed