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
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.