Nigeria vs Rwanda: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Nigeria
9.55
in 2022
Rwanda
9.63
in 2022
Nigeria rank
182nd
Rwanda rank
181st
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.63 against 9.55 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.62 | 4.06 | 0.439 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 5.63 | 0.094 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 7.47 | 7.58 | 0.112 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 9.19 | 9.32 | 0.1267 | Rwanda |
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, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.63 against 9.55 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.08, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Nigeria ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 181st 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.