Samoa vs Tokelau: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Samoa
86.8%
in 2024
Tokelau
89.9%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
Tokelau rank
4th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Samoa
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 89.9% against 86.8% in Samoa, a difference of 3.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 7th and Tokelau ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 77.7% | 10.3% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 84.1% | 8.7% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 87.6% | 6.3% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 88.6% | 4.0% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 89.8% | 3.3% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Samoa or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 89.9% against 86.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Samoa and Tokelau?
- 3.1%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tokelau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tokelau rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Samoa ranks 7th and Tokelau ranks 4th 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.