Peru vs Samoa: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Peru
9.0%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Peru rank
46th
Samoa rank
44th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Peru
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 44th of 162 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.5% | 3.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Peru or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Peru and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Peru ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 44th 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.