Albania vs Georgia: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Albania
26.3%
in 2024
Georgia
27.0%
in 2024
Albania rank
100th
Georgia rank
97th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Albania
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 27.0% against 26.3% in Albania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Georgia ahead.
Albania ranks 100th and Georgia ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 19.7% | 7.4% | Georgia |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 18.8% | 3.9% | Georgia |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.4% | 0.2% | Georgia |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 21.8% | 0.1% | Georgia |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 26.0% | 0.7% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Albania or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 27.0% against 26.3% in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Albania and Georgia?
- 0.7%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Georgia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Georgia rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Albania ranks 100th and Georgia ranks 97th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.