Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Share of children who are overweight
Australia
26.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Share of children who are overweight over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.4% against 18.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 163 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.9% | 2.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 18.4% | 5.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 26.4% against 18.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of children who are overweight?
- Australia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).