Samoa vs Tuvalu: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Samoa
54.3%
in 2024
Tuvalu
50.5%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
Tuvalu rank
9th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 54.3% against 50.5% in Tuvalu, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 27.5% | 5.2% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 32.8% | 1.8% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 40.4% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 46.5% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 49.7% | 3.1% | 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, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 54.3% against 50.5% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 3.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Samoa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 9th 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.