Colombia vs Fiji: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Colombia
7.2%
in 2024
Fiji
7.8%
in 2024
Colombia rank
68th
Fiji rank
66th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Colombia
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 7.8% against 7.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 68th and Fiji ranks 66th of 163 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 7.4% | 1.7% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 7.9% | 1.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Colombia or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 7.8% against 7.2% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Colombia and Fiji?
- 0.6%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Fiji?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Fiji rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Colombia ranks 68th and Fiji ranks 66th 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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About this data
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.