Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Share of children who are overweight

Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Tunisia rank
4th

Share of children who are overweight over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tunisia
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.6% 7.2% 0.6% Tunisia
2010s 13.9% 14.9% 1.0% Tunisia
2020s 18.4% 17.3% 1.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children who are overweight, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 17.5% in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of children who are overweight between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for share of children who are overweight?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Unit
% of children aged 0-59 months
Source
UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).