Greece vs Northern Africa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Greece
13.5%
in 2024
Northern Africa
8.5%
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Northern Africa rank
12th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Greece
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Greece currently reports 13.5% against 8.5% in Northern Africa, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.6 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 178 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.5% | 3.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 8.5% | 5.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Greece or Northern Africa?
- Greece, at 13.5% against 8.5% in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Greece and Northern Africa?
- 5.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Northern Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Northern Africa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Greece ranks 13th and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 178 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.