Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Somalia
10.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
10.8%
in 2024
Somalia rank
178th
Zimbabwe rank
177th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.8% against 10.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 5.7% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 7.0% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 10.2% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
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, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.8% against 10.1% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Somalia ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 177th 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.