Iran vs Maldives: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Iran
2.7%
in 2024
Maldives
3.0%
in 2024
Iran rank
139th
Maldives rank
136th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Iran
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 139th and Maldives ranks 136th of 162 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Iran or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Iran and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Maldives rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Iran ranks 139th and Maldives ranks 136th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.