Kuwait vs Samoa: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kuwait
79.2%
in 2024
Samoa
86.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
10th
Samoa rank
7th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 86.8% against 79.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 10th 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 | Kuwait | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 67.4% | 11.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 75.5% | 9.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 81.3% | 8.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 84.6% | 6.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 86.5% | 7.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Kuwait or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 86.8% against 79.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kuwait and Samoa?
- 7.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Samoa rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 10th 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.