What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Lesotho and United Kingdom?

0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Kingdom?

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.

Lesotho vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Lesotho

7.5%

in 2024

United Kingdom

7.8%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

62nd

United Kingdom rank

60th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Lesotho
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 7.8% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 163 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.9%	7.3%	0.4%	United Kingdom
2010s	7.1%	7.9%	0.8%	United Kingdom
2020s	7.4%	7.9%	0.5%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Lesotho or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 7.8% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Lesotho and United Kingdom?: 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Lesotho 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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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.