Argentina vs Samoa: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Argentina
46.6%
in 2024
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Samoa rank
7th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Argentina
- Samoa
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46.6% against 46.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Argentina ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 17.1% | 2.9% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 24.8% | 3.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 33.1% | 4.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 40.2% | 2.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 45.0% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Argentina or Samoa?
- Argentina, at 46.6% against 46.3% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Argentina and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Samoa rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 7th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.