Dominican Republic vs Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Dominican Republic
8.0%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
8.0%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
62nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
62nd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Equatorial Guinea
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 8.0% against 8.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 8.0% 10.1% 2.2% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 8.1% 8.3% 0.2% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 8.0% 7.4% 0.6% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Dominican Republic or Equatorial Guinea?
Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 8.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Dominican Republic and Equatorial Guinea?
0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Equatorial Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd 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

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.