Samoa vs Tuvalu: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Samoa
86.8%
in 2024
Tuvalu
85.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
Tuvalu rank
8th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 86.8% against 85.4% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 73.0% | 5.6% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 79.9% | 4.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 82.7% | 1.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.8% | 0.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.0% | 1.5% | 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), Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 86.8% against 85.4% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 1.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Samoa ranks 7th 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.