Egypt vs Syria: Share of children who are overweight
Egypt
11.2%
in 2024
Syria
11.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Syria rank
27th
Share of children who are overweight over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 27th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 19.3% | 4.5% | Syria |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 14.4% | 0.9% | Syria |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are overweight, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for share of children who are overweight?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 27th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank β 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 (%).