Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Bahrain
39.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
39.7%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 39.7% against 39.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 14.1% | 2.7% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 16.2% | 4.4% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 24.0% | 3.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.2% | 1.7% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.1% | 0.3% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 39.7% against 39.4% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Bahrain ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.