Kuwait vs Viet Nam: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Kuwait
10.1%
in 2024
Viet Nam
10.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
36th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Kuwait
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 10.5% against 10.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 178 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 2.7% | 5.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 5.4% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Kuwait or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 10.5% against 10.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Kuwait and Viet Nam?
- 0.4%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Viet Nam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Kuwait ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.