How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Poland?

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, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Poland: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Cape Verde

8.9%

in 2024

Poland

9.1%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

56th

Poland rank

53rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Cape Verde
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 9.1% against 8.9% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 56th and Poland ranks 53rd of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.8%	5.5%	1.3%	Cape Verde
2010s	6.0%	6.8%	0.9%	Poland
2020s	7.6%	8.5%	0.9%	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Cape Verde or Poland?: Poland, at 9.1% against 8.9% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Cape Verde and Poland?: 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Poland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Poland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Cape Verde ranks 56th and Poland ranks 53rd 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, male (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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.