Algeria vs Ethiopia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Algeria
617
in 2024
Ethiopia
647.4
in 2024
Algeria rank
13th
Ethiopia rank
12th

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) over time

  • Algeria
  • Ethiopia
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 647.4 against 617 in Algeria, a difference of 30.4.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 12th of 162 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 468.8 431.96 36.84 Algeria
2010s 580.03 411.09 168.94 Algeria
2020s 588.98 538.24 50.74 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), Algeria or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 647.4 against 617 in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Algeria and Ethiopia?
30.4, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ethiopia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Ethiopia rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Algeria ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,765 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed