Melanesia vs South America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
South America
9.9%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
7th
South America rank
4th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Melanesia
- South America
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 16.6% against 9.9% in South America, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.7 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South America ahead.
Melanesia ranks 7th and South America ranks 4th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.1% | 1.0% | South America |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 9.4% | 7.0% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Melanesia or South America?
- Melanesia, at 16.6% against 9.9% in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Melanesia and South America?
- 6.7%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and South America rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 7th and South America ranks 4th of 180 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.