Cameroon vs Europe and Northern America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Europe and Northern America
8.6%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
Europe and Northern America rank
10th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Cameroon
- Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 8.6% in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe and Northern America ahead.
Cameroon ranks 12th and Europe and Northern America ranks 10th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Europe and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.9% | 0.3% | Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.2% | 0.1% | Europe and Northern America |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.2% | 2.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Cameroon or Europe and Northern America?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 8.6% in Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Cameroon and Europe and Northern America?
- 5.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe and Northern America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Europe and Northern America rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 12th and Europe and Northern America ranks 10th 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.