Chad vs Somalia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Chad
10.6%
in 2024
Somalia
11.2%
in 2024
Chad rank
179th
Somalia rank
176th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11.2% against 10.6% in Chad, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.5% | 0.5% | Somalia |
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, Chad or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 11.2% against 10.6% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Chad ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 176th 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.