Japan vs Somalia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)
Japan
78.7
in 2024
Somalia
86.3
in 2024
Japan rank
66th
Somalia rank
63rd
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) over time
- Japan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 86.3 against 78.7 in Japan, a difference of 7.6.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.84 | 91.06 | 4.22 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 77.48 | 61.34 | 16.14 | Japan |
| 2020s | 77.7 | 71.18 | 6.52 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), Japan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 86.3 against 78.7 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Japan and Somalia?
- 7.6, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Somalia rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Japan ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.