Peru vs Samoa: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Peru
46.1%
in 2024
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Peru rank
8th
Samoa rank
7th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Peru
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 46.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 17.1% | 2.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 24.8% | 6.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 33.1% | 9.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 40.2% | 7.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 45.0% | 1.5% | Samoa |
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, Peru or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 46.3% against 46.1% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Peru and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Peru ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 7th 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.