Botswana vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Botswana
11.5%
in 2024
World
5.5%
in 2024
Botswana rank
23rd
World rank
21st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 11.5% against 5.5% in World, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 5.4% | 4.7% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.2% | 5.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 5.3% | 5.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Botswana or World?
- Botswana, at 11.5% against 5.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Botswana and World?
- 6.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Botswana ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 180 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.