Japan vs Somalia: Children moderately or severely overweight

Japan
78.7 num th
in 2024
Somalia
86.3 num th
in 2024
Japan rank
66th
Somalia rank
63rd

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Japan
  • Somalia
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 86.3 num th against 78.7 num th in Japan, a difference of 7.6 num th.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 63rd of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 86.84 num th 91.06 num th 4.22 num th Somalia
2010s 77.48 num th 61.34 num th 16.14 num th Japan
2020s 77.7 num th 71.18 num th 6.52 num th Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Japan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 86.3 num th against 78.7 num th in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Japan and Somalia?
7.6 num th, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Somalia rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Japan ranks 66th and Somalia ranks 63rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed