Samoa vs Palestine: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Palestine
8.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
44th
Palestine rank
47th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Samoa
- Palestine
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 8.8% in Palestine, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Samoa ranks 44th and Palestine ranks 47th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 7.5% | 2.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 7.8% | 1.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 0.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Samoa or Palestine?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 8.8% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Samoa and Palestine?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Palestine rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Samoa ranks 44th and Palestine ranks 47th 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.