Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 13.9% against 13.7% in Maldives as of 2020.

What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?

0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Low-birthweight babies

Maldives

13.7%

in 2020

United Arab Emirates

13.9%

in 2020

Maldives rank

43rd

United Arab Emirates rank

41st

Low-birthweight babies over time

Maldives
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 13.9% against 13.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.9%	13.1%	0.8%	Maldives
2010s	13.8%	13.9%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	13.7%	13.9%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 13.9% against 13.7% in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for low-birthweight babies?: Maldives ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
Unit: % of births
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,948 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.