Maldives vs Philippines: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Maldives
3.3%
in 2024
Philippines
3.5%
in 2024
Maldives rank
137th
Philippines rank
135th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Maldives
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 137th and Philippines ranks 135th of 163 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Maldives or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Maldives and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Philippines?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Philippines rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Maldives ranks 137th and Philippines ranks 135th 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.