Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Namibia
15.4%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
15.5%
in 2024
Namibia rank
153rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 4.6% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 7.1% | 1.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 10.9% | 2.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 13.5% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 15.0% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Namibia ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd 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.