Iran vs Maldives: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Iran
2.7%
in 2024
Maldives
3.0%
in 2024
Iran rank
140th
Maldives rank
137th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Iran
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 140th and Maldives ranks 137th of 163 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Iran or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Iran and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Iran ranks 140th and Maldives ranks 137th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.