North Macedonia vs South Africa: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight over time
- North Macedonia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12.8 % against 12.3 % in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.5 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 17th of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.32 % | 11.96 % | 1.36 % | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 11.83 % | 13.18 % | 1.35 % | South Africa |
| 2020s | 11.2 % | 13 % | 1.8 % | South Africa |
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, North Macedonia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 12.8 % against 12.3 % in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight between North Macedonia and South Africa?
- 0.5 %, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and South Africa rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- North Macedonia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 17th of 148 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.