Eastern Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Eastern Asia
10.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
3rd
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Eastern Asia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 10.1% in Eastern Asia, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 13.9% | 6.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 18.4% | 9.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Eastern Asia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 10.1% in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Eastern Asia ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
- 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.