Somalia vs Sudan: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Somalia
2.5%
in 2024
Sudan
2.6%
in 2024
Somalia rank
144th
Sudan rank
141st
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 144th and Sudan ranks 141st of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Somalia and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Somalia ranks 144th and Sudan ranks 141st 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.