Japan vs Senegal: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Japan
2.0%
in 2024
Senegal
2.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
Senegal rank
136th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Japan
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and Senegal ranks 136th of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Japan or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Japan and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Senegal rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Japan ranks 139th and Senegal ranks 136th 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.