Canada vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Canada
11.4%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
1.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
23rd
Timor-Leste rank
21st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Canada
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.4% against 1.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 9.5 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 23rd and Timor-Leste ranks 21st of 148 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 4.0% | 5.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 2.1% | 9.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 1.3% | 10.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Canada or Timor-Leste?
- Canada, at 11.4% against 1.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Canada and Timor-Leste?
- 10.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Timor-Leste?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Timor-Leste ranks 21st 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.