Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Kiribati
76.8%
in 2024
Tuvalu
85.8%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
11th
Tuvalu rank
8th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 85.8% against 76.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 11th and Tuvalu ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 74.4% | 15.0% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 79.8% | 10.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 82.7% | 8.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 84.5% | 8.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 85.5% | 8.7% | Tuvalu |
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), Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 85.8% against 76.8% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 9.0%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 11th and Tuvalu ranks 8th 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.