Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Tunisia rank
4th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 7.2% | 0.6% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 14.9% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 17.5% in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th 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.