Kuwait vs Kyrgyzstan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Kuwait
10.1%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
9.9%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
Kyrgyzstan rank
37th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Kuwait or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kuwait, at 10.1% against 9.9% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th 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.