Russia vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Russia
8.9%
in 2024
Samoa
8.8%
in 2024
Russia rank
41st
Samoa rank
42nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Russia
- Samoa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 41st and Samoa ranks 42nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 5.1% | 9.3% | Russia |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.0% | 2.5% | Russia |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Russia or Samoa?
- Russia, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Russia and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Russia ranks 41st 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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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.