Djibouti vs Somalia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Djibouti
11.15
in 2022
Somalia
11.31
in 2022
Djibouti rank
172nd
Somalia rank
171st

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Djibouti
  • Somalia
4681012199020062022

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 11.31 against 11.15 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 171st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.6 4.56 0.039 Djibouti
2000s 6.54 6.55 0.006 Somalia
2010s 8.77 8.82 0.054 Somalia
2020s 10.76 10.91 0.1433 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Djibouti or Somalia?
Somalia, at 11.31 against 11.15 in Djibouti as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Djibouti and Somalia?
0.16, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Somalia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Djibouti and Somalia rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Djibouti ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 171st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed