Congo vs Rwanda: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese

Congo

9.9%

in 2024

Rwanda

9.8%

in 2024

Congo rank

180th

Rwanda rank

181st

Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time

Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Congo currently reports 9.9% against 9.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.

Congo ranks 180th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.