Maldives vs Spain: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Maldives
32.0%
in 2024
Spain
31.1%
in 2024
Maldives rank
64th
Spain rank
66th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 32.0% against 31.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Maldives ranks 64th and Spain ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 22.7% | 19.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 27.1% | 20.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 31.6% | 20.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 32.5% | 12.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 31.5% | 1.9% | Spain |
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, Maldives or Spain?
- Maldives, at 32.0% against 31.1% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Maldives and Spain?
- 0.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Maldives ranks 64th and Spain ranks 66th 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.