Malta vs Samoa: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)
Malta
2.2
in 2024
Samoa
2.6
in 2024
Malta rank
149th
Samoa rank
147th
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.6 against 2.2 in Malta, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Malta ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 147th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.45 | 0.07 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.88 | 0.06 | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 2.44 | 0.2 | Samoa |
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), Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.6 against 2.2 in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.4, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Malta ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 147th 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.