Kenya vs Niger: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Kenya
10.03
in 2022
Niger
10.37
in 2022
Kenya rank
179th
Niger rank
177th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 10.37 against 10.03 in Kenya, a difference of 0.34.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 179th and Niger ranks 177th of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 | 3.1 | 1.97 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.49 | 5.08 | 2.41 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 7.59 | 1.89 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.99 | 9.91 | 0.08 | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Niger?
- Niger, at 10.37 against 10.03 in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Kenya and Niger?
- 0.34, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kenya ranks 179th and Niger ranks 177th 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.