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
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.