Peru vs Polynesia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Peru
9.0%
in 2024
Polynesia
8.9%
in 2024
Peru rank
52nd
Polynesia rank
53rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Peru
- Polynesia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Polynesia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 52nd and Polynesia ranks 53rd of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Polynesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 1.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.6% | 0.1% | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Peru or Polynesia?
- Peru, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Peru and Polynesia?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Polynesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Polynesia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Peru ranks 52nd and Polynesia ranks 53rd of 180 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.