Democratic Republic of Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Democratic Republic of Congo
15.14
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
14.75
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
149th
Equatorial Guinea rank
152nd

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.14 against 14.75 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.39.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.89 4.64 0.746 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 6.55 7.52 0.969 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 10.7 11.13 0.437 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 14.46 14.2 0.26 Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 15.14 against 14.75 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
0.39, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd 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