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
246810199020062022

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.

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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