Nepal vs Timor-Leste: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Nepal
5.4%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
3.2%
in 2024
Nepal rank
195th
Timor-Leste rank
197th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Nepal
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 5.4% against 3.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.7 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 195th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 2.1% | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Timor-Leste?
- Nepal, at 5.4% against 3.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Nepal and Timor-Leste?
- 2.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Timor-Leste rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Nepal ranks 195th and Timor-Leste ranks 197th 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.