What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Democratic Republic of Congo

4.2%

in 2024

Uganda

4.2%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

113th

Uganda rank

113th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Uganda ranks 113th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.6%	5.1%	1.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	4.2%	3.7%	0.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	3.7%	3.7%	0.0%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Uganda ranks 113th 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.