Cameroon vs Uruguay: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
11th
Uruguay rank
12th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Cameroon
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 13.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Cameroon ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 148 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.4% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 9.7% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 12.2% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Cameroon or Uruguay?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 13.5% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Cameroon and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.