Madagascar vs Somalia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Madagascar
2.3%
in 2024
Somalia
2.5%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
148th
Somalia rank
145th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Madagascar
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 145th of 163 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Madagascar or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Madagascar and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Madagascar ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 145th 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.