Paraguay vs Southern Europe: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Paraguay
15.4%
in 2024
Southern Europe
9.0%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
9th
Southern Europe rank
8th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Paraguay
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.4% against 9.0% in Southern Europe, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.7 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Paraguay ranks 9th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Southern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 8.5% | 0.8% | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.6% | 3.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 8.8% | 6.0% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Paraguay or Southern Europe?
- Paraguay, at 15.4% against 9.0% in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Paraguay and Southern Europe?
- 6.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Southern Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Southern Europe rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Paraguay ranks 9th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 178 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.