Cook Islands vs Tonga: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Cook Islands
90.0%
in 2024
Tonga
91.0%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
Tonga rank
2nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Cook Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 91.0% against 90.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 77.4% | 2.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 83.0% | 1.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 86.1% | 1.4% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 88.7% | 1.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 90.5% | 1.0% | Tonga |
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), Cook Islands or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 91.0% against 90.0% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Cook Islands and Tonga?
- 1.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tonga rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 2nd 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.