Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Equatorial Guinea
19.1
in 2024
Sri Lanka
14.7
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
119th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 19.1 against 14.7 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.4.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 14.17 18.99 4.82 Sri Lanka
2010s 16.9 20.54 3.64 Sri Lanka
2020s 17.38 16.24 1.14 Equatorial Guinea

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), Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Equatorial Guinea, at 19.1 against 14.7 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
4.4, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 119th 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