Palau vs Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Palau
47.67
in 2022
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Palau rank
10th
Samoa rank
9th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.68 against 47.67 in Palau, a difference of 2.01.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7 | 29.68 | 1.98 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 34.75 | 37.63 | 2.88 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 41.48 | 44.74 | 3.26 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 46.76 | 48.92 | 2.16 | 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, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 49.68 against 47.67 in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Palau and Samoa?
- 2.01, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Palau ranks 10th 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.