Niue vs Tonga: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Niue
66.2%
in 2024
Tonga
72.3%
in 2024
Niue rank
6th
Tonga rank
3rd
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Niue
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 72.3% against 66.2% in Niue, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.8% | 40.5% | 2.3% | Niue |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 48.0% | 3.4% | Niue |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 55.3% | 2.8% | Niue |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 64.1% | 1.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 70.8% | 5.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Niue or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 72.3% against 66.2% in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Niue and Tonga?
- 6.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Tonga rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Niue ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.