Equatorial Guinea vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Equatorial Guinea
7.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.8%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
62nd
United Kingdom rank
60th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 7.8% against 7.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 2.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.9% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.9% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Equatorial Guinea or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 7.8% against 7.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Equatorial Guinea and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 60th 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.