Brunei vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Brunei
8.8%
in 2024
Samoa
8.8%
in 2024
Brunei rank
42nd
Samoa rank
42nd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Brunei
  • Samoa
02468200020122024

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 8.8% against 8.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 42nd and Samoa ranks 42nd of 163 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 7.2% 5.1% 2.1% Brunei
2010s 8.1% 6.0% 2.1% Brunei
2020s 8.7% 7.9% 0.8% 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 Samoa?
Brunei, at 8.8% against 8.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Brunei and Samoa?
0.0%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Brunei ranks 42nd and Samoa ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.