Samoa vs World: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
World
21.1%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
World rank
7th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Samoa
- World
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 21.1% in World, a difference of 25.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.2 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 7th and World ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 6.7% | 10.4% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 9.2% | 15.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 12.8% | 20.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 16.9% | 23.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 20.3% | 24.7% | 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 World?
- Samoa, at 46.3% against 21.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Samoa and World?
- 25.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and World rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Samoa ranks 7th and World ranks 7th 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.