Kyrgyzstan vs Somalia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Kyrgyzstan
4.0%
in 2024
Somalia
4.2%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
173rd
Somalia rank
171st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 0.5% | 13.6% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 0.9% | 8.9% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
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, Kyrgyzstan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Kyrgyzstan and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Somalia rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 173rd 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.