Malta vs Sweden: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for
Malta
11.8
in 2025
Sweden
12.4
in 2025
Malta rank
12th
Sweden rank
9th
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.4 against 11.8 in Malta, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 17 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.62 | 6.22 | 0.39 | Malta |
| 2010s | 8.68 | 8.21 | 0.467 | Malta |
| 2020s | 11.97 | 11.67 | 0.3017 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.4 against 11.8 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.6, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Malta ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 17 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.