Papua New Guinea vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
18.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
3rd
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 18.3% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 11.8% | 5.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 16.0% | 2.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.1% | 0.3% | 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 18.3% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd 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.