Oman vs Samoa: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Oman

8.8%

in 2024

Samoa

9.4%

in 2024

Oman rank

46th

Samoa rank

43rd

Share of children who are overweight or obese 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 46th and Samoa ranks 43rd of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.