Fiji vs Viet Nam: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Fiji
12.3%
in 2024
Viet Nam
12.5%
in 2024
Fiji rank
98th
Viet Nam rank
97th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Fiji
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 98th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 198 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 2.5% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 2.9% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 1.7% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 0.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Fiji or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Fiji and Viet Nam?
- 0.2%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Viet Nam rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Fiji ranks 98th and Viet Nam ranks 97th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.