Oman vs Samoa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Oman
8.8%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Oman rank
44th
Samoa rank
41st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Oman
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 8.8% in Oman, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 44th and Samoa ranks 41st of 148 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 5.5% | 3.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 6.5% | 2.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.5% | 1.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Oman or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 8.8% in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Oman and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Samoa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Oman ranks 44th and Samoa ranks 41st 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.