Nauru vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Nauru
8.2%
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.8%
in 2024
Nauru rank
57th
United Kingdom rank
60th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Nauru
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Nauru ranks 57th 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 | Nauru | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 7.3% | 4.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 7.9% | 3.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 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, Nauru or United Kingdom?
- Nauru, at 8.2% against 7.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Nauru and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Nauru ranks 57th 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.