Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Peru
41.13
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
41.4
in 2022
Peru rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

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

  • Peru
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 41.4 against 41.13 in Peru, a difference of 0.27.

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

Peru ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 17.51 16.1 1.4 Peru
2000s 20.83 23.27 2.44 Saudi Arabia
2010s 29.55 33.14 3.58 Saudi Arabia
2020s 39.44 40.22 0.78 Saudi Arabia

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, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 41.4 against 41.13 in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Peru and Saudi Arabia?
0.27, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Peru and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Peru ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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
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