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
12345198020022024

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.

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Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed