Gambia vs Maldives: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Gambia
2.5%
in 2024
Maldives
2.8%
in 2024
Gambia rank
140th
Maldives rank
137th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Gambia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 140th and Maldives ranks 137th of 163 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.4% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 4.9% | 3.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Gambia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Gambia and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Gambia ranks 140th and Maldives ranks 137th 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.