What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Guinea-Bissau and Togo?

0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Togo?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Togo: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Guinea-Bissau

3.6%

in 2024

Togo

3.6%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

129th

Togo rank

129th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Guinea-Bissau
Togo

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Togo, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and Togo ranks 129th of 163 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Togo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.4%	1.6%	1.9%	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	2.9%	2.7%	0.2%	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Guinea-Bissau or Togo?: Guinea-Bissau, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Togo as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Guinea-Bissau and Togo?: 0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Togo?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Togo rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and Togo ranks 129th 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.