Bhutan vs Lesotho: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Bhutan
8.0%
in 2024
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
53rd
Lesotho rank
56th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Bhutan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 8.0% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 56th of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 6.9% | 1.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Bhutan or Lesotho?
- Bhutan, at 8.0% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Bhutan and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 56th of 148 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.