Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Gambia
10.6
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
10.8
in 2024
Gambia rank
129th
Guinea-Bissau rank
128th

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 10.8 against 10.6 in Gambia, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 129th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 7.63 7.99 0.36 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 6.75 6.05 0.7 Gambia
2020s 8.76 8.5 0.26 Gambia

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), Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 10.8 against 10.6 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.2, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Gambia ranks 129th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th 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