Eswatini vs Mauritania: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Eswatini
18.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
18.8%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
131st
Mauritania rank
130th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Eswatini
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 18.8% against 18.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 131st and Mauritania ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 1.0% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 1.1% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 1.0% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.8% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
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, Eswatini or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 18.8% against 18.6% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Eswatini and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Mauritania rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Eswatini ranks 131st and Mauritania ranks 130th 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.