Kuwait vs Namibia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Kuwait
26.7
in 2024
Namibia
23.5
in 2024
Kuwait rank
106th
Namibia rank
108th

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) over time

  • Kuwait
  • Namibia
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 26.7 against 23.5 in Namibia, a difference of 3.2.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 108th of 162 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 17.33 10.35 6.98 Kuwait
2010s 26.83 14.91 11.92 Kuwait
2020s 26.66 21.98 4.68 Kuwait

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), Kuwait or Namibia?
Kuwait, at 26.7 against 23.5 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Kuwait and Namibia?
3.2, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Namibia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Namibia rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Kuwait ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 108th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kuwait vs Namibia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-numbers-among-children-under-5-years-of-age-thousands-model-based-estimates/kuwait/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-numbers-among-children-under-5-years-of-age-thousands-model-based-estimates/kuwait/namibia/">Kuwait vs Namibia: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,765 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed