Kuwait vs Vietnam: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Kuwait
10.1%
in 2024
Vietnam
10.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
34th
Vietnam rank
32nd
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Kuwait
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam 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 34th and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 163 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vietnam | 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 share of children who are overweight or obese, Kuwait or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 10.5% against 10.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are overweight or obese between Kuwait and Vietnam?
- 0.4%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vietnam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Vietnam rank globally for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Kuwait ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.