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

Gambia
12.6
in 2022
Guinea
12.53
in 2022
Gambia rank
163rd
Guinea rank
165th

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
4681012199020062022

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 12.6 against 12.53 in Guinea, a difference of 0.07.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 163rd and Guinea ranks 165th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 4.51 4.21 0.296 Gambia
2000s 7 6.41 0.588 Gambia
2010s 9.7 9.23 0.475 Gambia
2020s 12.13 11.99 0.1367 Gambia

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, Gambia or Guinea?
Gambia, at 12.6 against 12.53 in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Gambia and Guinea?
0.07, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Gambia ranks 163rd and Guinea ranks 165th 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
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