Eastern Europe vs Melanesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Eastern Europe
9.1%
in 2024
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
7th
Melanesia rank
7th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Eastern Europe
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 16.6% against 9.1% in Eastern Europe, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.8 times Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eastern Europe averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 6.1% | 7.9% | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 12.5% | 3.0% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 16.4% | 8.1% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Eastern Europe or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 16.6% against 9.1% in Eastern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Eastern Europe and Melanesia?
- 7.5%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Europe and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Eastern Europe ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 32 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.