Niger vs Nigeria: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Niger
11.0%
in 2024
Nigeria
10.5%
in 2024
Niger rank
178th
Nigeria rank
181st

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
24681012198020022024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 11.0% against 10.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 2.4% 2.9% 0.5% Nigeria
1990s 3.5% 4.2% 0.7% Nigeria
2000s 5.7% 6.5% 0.8% Nigeria
2010s 8.2% 8.5% 0.2% Nigeria
2020s 10.4% 10.0% 0.4% Niger

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, Niger or Nigeria?
Niger, at 11.0% against 10.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Niger and Nigeria?
0.5%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Niger ranks 178th 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.

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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