How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?

5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Nicaragua

8.6%

in 2012

Peru

8.1%

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

20th

Peru rank

23rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Nicaragua
Peru

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 8.6% against 8.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 20th and Peru ranks 23rd of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.4%	9.3%	1.9%	Peru
2000s	6.8%	9.6%	2.9%	Peru
2010s	8.6%	8.2%	0.4%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Nicaragua or Peru?: Nicaragua, at 8.6% against 8.1% in Peru as of 2012.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Nicaragua and Peru?: 0.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Nicaragua ranks 20th and Peru ranks 23rd of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
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.