Northern America vs Tunisia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Northern America
9.8%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.5%
in 2024
Northern America rank
5th
Tunisia rank
5th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Northern America
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 17.5% against 9.8% in Northern America, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.8 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 Tunisia ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 0.9% | Northern America |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 14.9% | 6.2% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 17.3% | 7.8% | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 17.5% 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 Tunisia?
- 7.7%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Tunisia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Northern America ranks 5th and Tunisia ranks 5th 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.