What is the difference in share of children who are overweight between Russian Federation and United States of America?

0.2%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Russian Federation vs United States of America: Share of children who are overweight

Russian Federation

9.5%

in 2024

United States of America

9.7%

in 2024

Russian Federation rank

41st

United States of America rank

40th

Share of children who are overweight over time

Russian Federation
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9.7% against 9.5% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 40th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.4%	7.9%	7.5%	Russian Federation
2010s	9.2%	8.4%	0.8%	Russian Federation
2020s	8.2%	9.3%	1.0%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children who are overweight, Russian Federation or United States of America?: United States of America, at 9.7% against 9.5% in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of children who are overweight between Russian Federation and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for share of children who are overweight?: Russian Federation ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 40th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).