Kuwait vs Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Kuwait
47.13
in 2022
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Kuwait rank
11th
Samoa rank
9th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Kuwait
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.68 against 47.13 in Kuwait, a difference of 2.55.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.18 | 29.68 | 1.51 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 39.81 | 37.63 | 2.18 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 43.75 | 44.74 | 0.993 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 46.49 | 48.92 | 2.42 | Samoa |
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, Kuwait or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 49.68 against 47.13 in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Kuwait and Samoa?
- 2.55, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Samoa rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kuwait ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 9th 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.