Maldives vs Malta: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Maldives
34.7%
in 2024
Malta
34.6%
in 2024
Maldives rank
49th
Malta rank
50th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 34.7% against 34.6% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Maldives ranks 49th and Malta ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 22.6% | 18.6% | Malta |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 28.1% | 20.8% | Malta |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 33.5% | 19.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 34.8% | 11.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 34.7% | 2.4% | Malta |
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, Maldives or Malta?
- Maldives, at 34.7% against 34.6% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Maldives and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Maldives ranks 49th and Malta ranks 50th 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.