Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Equatorial Guinea
7.5%
in 2024
Mexico
7.4%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
62nd
Mexico rank
65th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Mexico
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 65th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.1% | 2.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Equatorial Guinea or Mexico?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Equatorial Guinea and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and Mexico ranks 65th 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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About this data
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.