Uruguay vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Uruguay
13.5%
in 2024
World
5.5%
in 2024
Uruguay rank
12th
World rank
22nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Uruguay
- World
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5% against 5.5% in World, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.5 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 12th and World ranks 22nd of 148 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 5.4% | 4.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 5.2% | 4.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 5.3% | 6.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Uruguay or World?
- Uruguay, at 13.5% against 5.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Uruguay and World?
- 8.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Uruguay and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Uruguay ranks 12th and World ranks 22nd of 148 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.