Sri Lanka vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
1.2%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
177th
Timor-Leste rank
175th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Sri Lanka
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 177th and Timor-Leste ranks 175th of 178 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 4.0% | 3.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Sri Lanka or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?
- 0.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Sri Lanka ranks 177th and Timor-Leste ranks 175th 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.