Burundi vs Congo: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Burundi
8.6%
in 2024
Congo
9.2%
in 2024
Burundi rank
187th
Congo rank
184th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 9.2% against 8.6% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 187th and Congo ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.6% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.5% | 0.4% | Congo |
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, Burundi or Congo?
- Congo, at 9.2% against 8.6% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Burundi and Congo?
- 0.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burundi ranks 187th and Congo ranks 184th 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.