How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Paraguay?

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

Albania vs Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Albania

16.7%

in 2024

Paraguay

15.4%

in 2024

Albania rank

5th

Paraguay rank

7th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Albania
Paraguay

How they compare

Albania currently reports 16.7% against 15.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 163 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.0%	7.8%	15.3%	Albania
2010s	18.6%	11.6%	7.0%	Albania
2020s	15.6%	14.8%	0.8%	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Albania or Paraguay?: Albania, at 16.7% against 15.4% in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Albania and Paraguay?: 1.3%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Paraguay?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Albania and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Albania ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 7th 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 (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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.