Netherlands vs Rwanda: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Netherlands
5.0%
in 2024
Rwanda
4.7%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
87th
Rwanda rank
90th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Netherlands
- Rwanda
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Netherlands ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 90th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 6.8% | 3.8% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Netherlands or Rwanda?
- Netherlands, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Netherlands and Rwanda?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Netherlands ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 90th 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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About this data
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.