Nepal vs Nigeria: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Nepal
1.8%
in 2024
Nigeria
1.6%
in 2024
Nepal rank
140th
Nigeria rank
143rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Nepal
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nepal ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Nepal or Nigeria?
- Nepal, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Nepal and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Nepal ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 148 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.