Qatar vs Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Qatar
46.57
in 2022
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Qatar rank
12th
Samoa rank
9th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Qatar
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.68 against 46.57 in Qatar, a difference of 3.11.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 12th 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 | Qatar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.92 | 29.68 | 2.76 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 35.43 | 37.63 | 2.2 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 42.11 | 44.74 | 2.62 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 45.91 | 48.92 | 3 | 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, Qatar or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 49.68 against 46.57 in Qatar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Qatar and Samoa?
- 3.11, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Samoa rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Qatar ranks 12th 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.