Italy vs Maldives: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Italy
15.4%
in 2024
Maldives
15.4%
in 2024
Italy rank
68th
Maldives rank
67th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Italy
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 15.4% against 15.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 68th and Maldives ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 1.1% | 9.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 2.6% | 11.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 5.6% | 11.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 10.0% | 7.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 1.5% | Italy |
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, Italy or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 15.4% against 15.4% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Italy and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Maldives rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Italy ranks 68th and Maldives ranks 67th 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.