Tokelau vs Tonga: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Tokelau
27.0%
in 2024
Tonga
29.0%
in 2024
Tokelau rank
7th
Tonga rank
4th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Tokelau
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 29.0% against 27.0% in Tokelau, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tokelau averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 3.0% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 3.4% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.3% | 1.7% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 27.4% | 1.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Tokelau or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 29.0% against 27.0% in Tokelau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Tokelau and Tonga?
- 2.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tokelau and Tonga rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Tokelau ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 4th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.