Sao Tome and Principe vs Solomon Islands: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Sao Tome and Principe
6.0%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
5.8%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
72nd
Solomon Islands rank
74th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd and Solomon Islands ranks 74th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.3% | 0.8% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Solomon Islands?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd and Solomon Islands ranks 74th 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.