Somalia vs Uganda: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Somalia
11.31
in 2022
Uganda
12.01
in 2022
Somalia rank
171st
Uganda rank
168th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 12.01 against 11.31 in Somalia, a difference of 0.7.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 171st and Uganda ranks 168th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 | 4.98 | 0.416 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 6.55 | 6.44 | 0.105 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.82 | 8.14 | 0.688 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.91 | 11.21 | 0.3033 | Uganda |
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, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 12.01 against 11.31 in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.7, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Somalia ranks 171st and Uganda ranks 168th 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.