Canada vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Canada
11.4%
in 2024
World
5.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
24th
World rank
21st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.4% against 5.5% in World, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 24th and World ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 5.4% | 4.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 5.2% | 6.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 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 World?
- Canada, at 11.4% against 5.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Canada and World?
- 5.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Canada ranks 24th and World ranks 21st 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.