Northern America vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Northern America
9.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Northern America rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Northern America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 9.8% in Northern America, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | Northern America |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 13.9% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 18.4% | 8.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Northern America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 9.8% in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Northern America and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Northern America ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
- 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.