Bahamas vs Samoa: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Bahamas
49.8%
in 2024
Samoa
54.3%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
10th
Samoa rank
7th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 54.3% against 49.8% in Bahamas, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 22.3% | 6.5% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 31.0% | 7.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 40.1% | 7.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 47.8% | 5.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 52.8% | 4.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 54.3% against 49.8% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 4.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 7th of 199 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 and adolescents 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 and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.