Cameroon vs Europe: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Europe
7.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
11th
Europe rank
13th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Cameroon
- Europe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 7.9% in Europe, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 11th and Europe ranks 13th of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.4% | 0.8% | Europe |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 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?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 7.9% in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Cameroon and Europe?
- 5.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Europe rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 11th and Europe ranks 13th 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.