How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Venezuela?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Guyana

6.5%

in 2019

Venezuela

6.4%

in 2009

Guyana rank

33rd

Venezuela rank

35th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Guyana
Venezuela

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 6.5% against 6.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Venezuela ahead.

Guyana ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 35th of 93 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.0%	5.0%	3.0%	Venezuela
2000s	6.3%	5.9%	0.4%	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Guyana or Venezuela?: Guyana, at 6.5% against 6.4% in Venezuela as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Guyana and Venezuela?: 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Venezuela?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Guyana and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Guyana ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 35th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
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.