Melanesia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
15.0%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
7th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
10th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Melanesia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 16.6% against 15.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Melanesia ranks 7th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.2% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 1.5% | 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Melanesia, at 16.6% against 15.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Melanesia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.6%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 7th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th 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.