Nepal vs Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Nepal
1.8%
in 2024
Nigeria
1.6%
in 2024
Nepal rank
154th
Nigeria rank
157th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Nepal
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nepal ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Nepal or Nigeria?
- Nepal, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Nepal and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Nepal ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 157th 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.