How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mongolia?

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.

Arab World vs Mongolia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Arab World

7.3%

in 2024

Mongolia

12.3%

in 2024

Arab World rank

17th

Mongolia rank

18th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Arab World
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 12.3% against 7.3% in Arab World, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.7 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 17th and Mongolia ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.3%	9.2%	1.0%	Arab World
2010s	9.1%	10.4%	1.4%	Mongolia
2020s	7.3%	11.7%	4.4%	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Arab World or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 12.3% against 7.3% in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Arab World and Mongolia?: 5.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mongolia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Mongolia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Arab World ranks 17th and Mongolia ranks 18th of 45 groups.
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.