Lesotho vs Türkiye: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2024
Türkiye
7.7%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
71st
Türkiye rank
69th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Lesotho
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Türkiye ranks 69th of 178 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 9.5% | 2.4% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Lesotho or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Lesotho and Türkiye?
- 0.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Türkiye?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Türkiye rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Türkiye ranks 69th 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.