Fiji vs Yemen: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Fiji
23.0%
in 2024
Yemen
23.4%
in 2024
Fiji rank
118th
Yemen rank
116th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Fiji
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 23.4% against 23.0% in Fiji, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 11.8% | 5.1% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 12.7% | 4.7% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 15.4% | 4.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 19.0% | 2.4% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.4% | 0.8% | Yemen |
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, Fiji or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 23.4% against 23.0% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Fiji and Yemen?
- 0.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Yemen rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Fiji ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 116th 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.