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
4681012199020062022

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.

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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
Last refreshed