Cape Verde vs Nauru: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Cape Verde
8.4%
in 2024
Nauru
8.2%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
55th
Nauru rank
57th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Cape Verde
- Nauru
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 8.4% against 8.2% in Nauru, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 55th and Nauru ranks 57th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 0.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.3% | 0.1% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Cape Verde or Nauru?
- Cape Verde, at 8.4% against 8.2% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Cape Verde and Nauru?
- 0.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nauru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Nauru rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Cape Verde ranks 55th and Nauru ranks 57th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.