Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Tunisia rank
4th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 7.2% | 0.6% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 14.9% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 17.5% in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th 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.