Afghanistan vs Guinea: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Afghanistan
4.4%
in 2024
Guinea
4.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
106th
Guinea rank
106th
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Afghanistan
- Guinea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.4% against 4.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 106th and Guinea ranks 106th of 163 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Afghanistan or Guinea?
- Afghanistan, at 4.4% against 4.4% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Afghanistan ranks 106th and Guinea ranks 106th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.