Democratic Republic of the Congo vs High-income economies: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- High-income economies
How they compare
High-income economies currently reports 8.4 % against 4.2 % in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 4.2 %.
That makes High-income economies's figure about 2.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, High-income economies has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th and High-income economies ranks 14th of 19 countries.
High-income economies has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | High-income economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 % | 7.42 % | 0.85 % | High-income economies |
| 2010s | 4.22 % | 7.52 % | 3.3 % | High-income economies |
| 2020s | 3.7 % | 8.04 % | 4.34 % | High-income economies |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight, Democratic Republic of the Congo or High-income economies?
- High-income economies, at 8.4 % against 4.2 % in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight between Democratic Republic of the Congo and High-income economies?
- 4.2 %, with High-income economies ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and High-income economies?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and High-income economies rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th and High-income economies ranks 14th of 19 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.