Malaysia vs Rwanda: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Malaysia
5.3%
in 2024
Rwanda
5.1%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
81st
Rwanda rank
83rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Malaysia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malaysia ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 83rd of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 7.3% | 1.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Malaysia or Rwanda?
- Malaysia, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Malaysia and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Rwanda rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malaysia ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 83rd 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.