Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Malta
2.2
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2024
Malta rank
149th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
150th

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

  • Malta
  • Sao Tome and Principe
11.522.5200020122024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Malta ranks 149th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 150th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 1.52 0.94 0.58 Malta
2010s 1.94 0.95 0.99 Malta
2020s 2.24 1.5 0.74 Malta

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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Malta, at 2.2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.2, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Malta ranks 149th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 150th 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

Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-numbers-among-children-under-5-years-of-age-thousands-model-based-estimates/malta/sao-tome-and-principe/

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/malta/sao-tome-and-principe/">Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: 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