Congo vs Jamaica: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Congo
5.3%
in 2024
Jamaica
5.1%
in 2024
Congo rank
81st
Jamaica rank
83rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Congo
- Jamaica
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 81st and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 6.7% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Congo or Jamaica?
- Congo, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Congo and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Congo ranks 81st and Jamaica ranks 83rd 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.