Guinea vs Somalia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Guinea
4.0%
in 2024
Somalia
4.2%
in 2024
Guinea rank
174th
Somalia rank
171st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Guinea ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Somalia |
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, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Guinea ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 171st 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.