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

Nepal
8.75
in 2022
Nigeria
9.55
in 2022
Nepal rank
184th
Nigeria rank
182nd

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

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
246810199020062022

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 9.55 against 8.75 in Nepal, a difference of 0.8.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 182nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 2.97 3.62 0.645 Nigeria
2000s 4.8 5.54 0.742 Nigeria
2010s 6.64 7.47 0.836 Nigeria
2020s 8.4 9.19 0.79 Nigeria

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, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 9.55 against 8.75 in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Nepal and Nigeria?
0.8, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Nepal ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 182nd 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