Somalia vs Switzerland: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Somalia
13.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
12.9%
in 2024
Somalia rank
149th
Switzerland rank
150th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Somalia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13.0% against 12.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Somalia ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 8.5% | 6.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 8.8% | 5.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 10.4% | 4.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 11.6% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.5% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Somalia or Switzerland?
- Somalia, at 13.0% against 12.9% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Somalia and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Switzerland rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 150th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.