Palau vs Qatar: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Palau
48.3%
in 2024
Qatar
45.3%
in 2024
Palau rank
11th
Qatar rank
14th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Palau
- Qatar
How they compare
Palau currently reports 48.3% against 45.3% in Qatar, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1% | 21.9% | 1.3% | Palau |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 35.5% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.5% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 44.5% | 2.2% | Palau |
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, Palau or Qatar?
- Palau, at 48.3% against 45.3% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Palau and Qatar?
- 3.0%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Qatar rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Palau ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 14th 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.