Chad vs Nigeria: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Chad
10.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
10.5%
in 2024
Chad rank
179th
Nigeria rank
181st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 10.6% against 10.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 0.1% | Chad |
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, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 10.6% against 10.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Chad ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 181st 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.