Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 16.6% in Melanesia, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 13.9% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 18.4% | 1.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 16.6% in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd 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.