Brazil vs Syria: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Brazil
10.9%
in 2024
Syria
11.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
31st
Syria rank
29th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Brazil
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 31st and Syria ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 19.3% | 12.6% | Syria |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 14.4% | 6.1% | Syria |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.7% | 0.6% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Brazil or Syria?
- Syria, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Brazil and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Syria rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Syria ranks 29th 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.