Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Qatar
8.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
7.9%
in 2024
Qatar rank
51st
Saudi Arabia rank
54th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
46810200020122024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.0% 5.3% 4.7% Qatar
2010s 9.3% 9.4% 0.2% Saudi Arabia
2020s 8.3% 9.0% 0.7% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Qatar ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th 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.