Namibia vs Solomon Islands: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Namibia
5.8%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
6.2%
in 2024
Namibia rank
77th
Solomon Islands rank
74th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Namibia
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 6.2% against 5.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 77th and Solomon Islands ranks 74th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Namibia or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 6.2% against 5.8% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Namibia and Solomon Islands?
- 0.4%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Solomon Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Solomon Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Namibia ranks 77th 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 (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.