Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
16.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
  • Papua New Guinea
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 16.0% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 33 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 6.1% 6.6% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.0% 13.9% 1.9% Papua New Guinea
2020s 15.8% 18.4% 2.6% 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, Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 16.0% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) and Papua New Guinea?
2.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 1st 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed