Kiribati vs Madagascar: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Kiribati
2.1%
in 2024
Madagascar
2.3%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
150th
Madagascar rank
148th
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Kiribati
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kiribati ranks 150th and Madagascar ranks 148th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight or obese, Kiribati or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Kiribati and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Madagascar rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 150th and Madagascar ranks 148th 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.