Malta vs Samoa: Children moderately or severely overweight
Malta
2.2 num th
in 2024
Samoa
2.6 num th
in 2024
Malta rank
150th
Samoa rank
148th
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.6 num th against 2.2 num th in Malta, a difference of 0.4 num th.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Malta ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 148th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 num th | 1.45 num th | 0.07 num th | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.94 num th | 1.88 num th | 0.06 num th | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.24 num th | 2.44 num th | 0.2 num th | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.6 num th against 2.2 num th in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.4 num th, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malta ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 148th 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.