Niger vs Somalia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Niger
2.6%
in 2024
Somalia
2.5%
in 2024
Niger rank
128th
Somalia rank
131st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 131st of 148 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 4.4% | 3.6% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.4% | 1.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Niger ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 131st of 148 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.