Paraguay vs Samoa: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Paraguay
21.4%
in 2024
Samoa
21.2%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
25th
Samoa rank
26th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Paraguay
- Samoa
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 21.4% against 21.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 15.2% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
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, Paraguay or Samoa?
- Paraguay, at 21.4% against 21.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Paraguay and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Samoa rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Paraguay ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 26th 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.