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

Eritrea
10.69
in 2022
Somalia
11.31
in 2022
Eritrea rank
174th
Somalia rank
171st

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

  • Eritrea
  • Somalia
4681012199020062022

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 11.31 against 10.69 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.62.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 171st of 193 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.04 4.56 0.524 Somalia
2000s 5.83 6.55 0.712 Somalia
2010s 8.16 8.82 0.66 Somalia
2020s 10.29 10.91 0.62 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, Eritrea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 11.31 against 10.69 in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Eritrea and Somalia?
0.62, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Eritrea ranks 174th 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