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

Saudi Arabia
41.4
in 2022
United States
41.95
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
United States rank
21st

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 41.95 against 41.4 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.55.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and United States ranks 21st of 193 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States Difference Ahead
1990s 16.1 34 17.89 United States
2000s 23.27 40.88 17.6 United States
2010s 33.14 41.55 8.42 United States
2020s 40.22 41.9 1.68 United States

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, Saudi Arabia or United States?
United States, at 41.95 against 41.4 in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Saudi Arabia and United States?
0.55, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and United States ranks 21st 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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