Samoa vs Tokelau: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Tokelau
45.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
Tokelau rank
10th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Samoa
- Tokelau
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 45.4% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tokelau ahead.
Samoa ranks 7th and Tokelau ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tokelau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 23.2% | 6.1% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 29.9% | 5.1% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 37.0% | 3.9% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 42.4% | 2.3% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.8% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Samoa or Tokelau?
- Samoa, at 46.3% against 45.4% in Tokelau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Samoa and Tokelau?
- 0.9%, with Samoa 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 children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Samoa ranks 7th and Tokelau ranks 10th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.