Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Cape Verde
8.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
9.0%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
56th
Saudi Arabia rank
54th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Cape Verde
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 0.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 10.7% | 4.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 10.2% | 2.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Cape Verde or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 56th 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.