Madagascar vs Puerto Rico: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for
Madagascar
6.94
in 2025
Puerto Rico
7.14
in 2025
Madagascar rank
9th
Puerto Rico rank
8th
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for over time
- Madagascar
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 7.14 against 6.94 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Puerto Rico ranks 8th of 17 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.63 | 8 | 0.64 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 8.57 | 8.12 | 0.448 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 7.47 | 7.31 | 0.1633 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for, Madagascar or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 7.14 against 6.94 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for between Madagascar and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Puerto Rico?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Puerto Rico ranks 8th of 17 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.