Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Equatorial Guinea
7.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
62nd
Lesotho rank
62nd

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7.5% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 9.5% 6.9% 2.6% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 7.8% 7.1% 0.7% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 7.0% 7.4% 0.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Equatorial Guinea, at 7.5% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 62nd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 4,555 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed