Mauritania vs Portugal: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Mauritania
21.5
in 2022
Portugal
21.27
in 2022
Mauritania rank
115th
Portugal rank
117th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 21.5 against 21.27 in Portugal, a difference of 0.23.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 117th of 193 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 | 23.14 | 16.15 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 11.32 | 29.53 | 18.21 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.47 | 26.15 | 9.68 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.73 | 21.85 | 1.12 | Portugal |
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, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Mauritania, at 21.5 against 21.27 in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Mauritania and Portugal?
- 0.23, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Mauritania ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 117th 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.