Mongolia vs Saudi Arabia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Mongolia
31.3%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
31.1%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
76th
Saudi Arabia rank
78th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Mongolia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 31.3% against 31.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 76th and Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 9.9% | 12.7% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 11.3% | 9.4% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.9% | 3.7% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 0.7% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.7% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
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, Mongolia or Saudi Arabia?
- Mongolia, at 31.3% against 31.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Mongolia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mongolia ranks 76th and Saudi Arabia ranks 78th 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.