Melanesia vs Tunisia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Melanesia
16.6%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.5%
in 2024
Melanesia rank
7th
Tunisia rank
5th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Melanesia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 17.5% against 16.6% in Melanesia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 7th and Tunisia ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.2% | 1.1% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 14.9% | 2.4% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 17.3% | 0.9% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Melanesia or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 17.5% against 16.6% in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Melanesia and Tunisia?
- 0.9%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Tunisia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Melanesia ranks 7th and Tunisia ranks 5th 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.