Brunei vs Least developed countries: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Brunei
8.8%
in 2024
Least developed countries
3.1%
in 2024
Brunei rank
42nd
Least developed countries rank
41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Brunei
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 8.8% against 3.1% in Least developed countries, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 2.8 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 42nd and Least developed countries ranks 41st of 163 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.4% | 3.7% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 2.7% | 5.4% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 2.8% | 6.0% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Brunei or Least developed countries?
- Brunei, at 8.8% against 3.1% in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Brunei and Least developed countries?
- 5.7%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Least developed countries?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Least developed countries rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Brunei ranks 42nd and Least developed countries ranks 41st of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.