Lesotho vs Turkey: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2024
Turkey
7.7%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
62nd
Turkey rank
61st
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Lesotho
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 61st of 162 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 9.5% | 2.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Lesotho or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Lesotho and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Turkey rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Lesotho ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 61st 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.