Oman vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Oman
8.8%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Oman rank
47th
Samoa rank
44th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Oman
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 8.8% in Oman, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 44th of 163 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 5.5% | 3.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 6.5% | 2.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.5% | 1.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Oman or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 8.8% in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Oman and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Oman ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 44th 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.