Nigeria vs Rwanda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Nigeria
10.5%
in 2024
Rwanda
9.2%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
181st
Rwanda rank
183rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 10.5% against 9.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 181st and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 10.5% against 9.2% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 1.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Nigeria ranks 181st and Rwanda ranks 183rd 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.