How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Indonesia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Indonesia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Gambia

2.5%

in 2024

Indonesia

2.4%

in 2024

Gambia rank

140th

Indonesia rank

142nd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Gambia
Indonesia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 140th and Indonesia ranks 142nd of 163 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.5%	4.6%	2.1%	Indonesia
2010s	1.7%	7.3%	5.6%	Indonesia
2020s	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Gambia or Indonesia?: Gambia, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Gambia and Indonesia?: 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Indonesia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Gambia ranks 140th and Indonesia ranks 142nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.