Northern America (UNSDG) vs Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Northern America (UNSDG)
40.68
in 2022
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Northern America (UNSDG) rank
7th
Samoa rank
9th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Northern America (UNSDG)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.68 against 40.68 in Northern America (UNSDG), a difference of 9.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Northern America (UNSDG)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern America (UNSDG) ahead.
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 9th of 156 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Northern America (UNSDG) averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America (UNSDG) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.74 | 37.63 | 2.11 | Northern America (UNSDG) |
| 2010s | 40.48 | 44.74 | 4.25 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 40.66 | 48.92 | 8.25 | 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, Northern America (UNSDG) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 49.68 against 40.68 in Northern America (UNSDG) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Northern America (UNSDG) and Samoa?
- 9, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America (UNSDG) and Samoa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Northern America (UNSDG) and Samoa rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 9th of 156 groups.
- 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.