Algeria vs Libya: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Algeria
29.1%
in 2024
Libya
28.9%
in 2024
Algeria rank
96th
Libya rank
97th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Algeria
- Libya
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 29.1% against 28.9% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 96th and Libya ranks 97th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 14.0% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 21.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.3% | 0.1% | Algeria |
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, Algeria or Libya?
- Algeria, at 29.1% against 28.9% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Algeria and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Libya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Libya rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Algeria ranks 96th and Libya ranks 97th 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.