Benin vs Namibia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Benin
13.83
in 2022
Namibia
13.94
in 2022
Benin rank
157th
Namibia rank
156th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Benin
  • Namibia
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 13.94 against 13.83 in Benin, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 157th and Namibia ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.1 4.18 0.914 Benin
2000s 8.19 6.95 1.24 Benin
2010s 11.25 10.39 0.869 Benin
2020s 13.41 13.39 0.0233 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Benin or Namibia?
Namibia, at 13.94 against 13.83 in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Benin and Namibia?
0.11, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Benin ranks 157th and Namibia ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed