Europe and Northern America vs Melanesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Europe and Northern America
8.6%
in 2024
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
Europe and Northern America rank
10th
Melanesia rank
7th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Europe and Northern America
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 16.6% against 8.6% in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.9 times Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe and Northern America ahead.
Europe and Northern America ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 33 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe and Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe and Northern America | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.1% | 2.8% | Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 12.5% | 4.3% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 16.4% | 8.2% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Europe and Northern America or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 16.6% against 8.6% in Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Europe and Northern America and Melanesia?
- 8.0%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Northern America and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Northern America and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 7th 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.