Southern Africa vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Southern Africa
12.1%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
18.3%
in 2024
Southern Africa rank
2nd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
4th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Southern Africa
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 18.3% against 12.1% in Southern Africa, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.5 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 2nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 16.0% | 3.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 18.1% | 5.9% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Southern Africa or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 18.3% against 12.1% in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Southern Africa and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 6.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Southern Africa ranks 2nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th 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.