Afghanistan vs Switzerland: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Afghanistan
19.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
19.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
134th
Switzerland rank
136th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 19.6% against 19.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 12.8% | 10.6% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 16.6% | 12.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 19.4% | 12.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 20.0% | 7.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.4% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Afghanistan or Switzerland?
- Afghanistan, at 19.6% against 19.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Switzerland rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 136th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.