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
0123200020122024

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.

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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