Congo vs Madagascar: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Congo
9.2%
in 2024
Madagascar
8.7%
in 2024
Congo rank
184th
Madagascar rank
186th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 9.2% against 8.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 184th and Madagascar ranks 186th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 0.5% | 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, Congo or Madagascar?
- Congo, at 9.2% against 8.7% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Congo and Madagascar?
- 0.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Congo ranks 184th and Madagascar ranks 186th 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.