Melanesia vs Southern Europe: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
Southern Europe
9.0%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
7th
Southern Europe rank
8th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Melanesia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 16.6% against 9.0% in Southern Europe, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.8 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Melanesia ranks 7th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Southern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 8.5% | 2.4% | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.6% | 3.9% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 8.8% | 7.6% | 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 Southern Europe?
- Melanesia, at 16.6% against 9.0% in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Melanesia and Southern Europe?
- 7.6%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Southern Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Southern Europe rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 7th and Southern Europe ranks 8th 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.