Niger vs Somalia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Niger
11.0%
in 2024
Somalia
11.2%
in 2024
Niger rank
178th
Somalia rank
176th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 178th 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 | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.6% | 1.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.5% | 0.1% | 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, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Niger ranks 178th 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.