Chile vs Samoa: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Chile
80.2%
in 2024
Samoa
87.4%
in 2024
Chile rank
9th
Samoa rank
7th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Chile
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 87.4% against 80.2% in Chile, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 70.1% | 31.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 77.8% | 26.8% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 82.4% | 20.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 85.4% | 13.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 87.1% | 8.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Chile or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 87.4% against 80.2% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Chile and Samoa?
- 7.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Samoa rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Chile ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 7th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.