Tokelau vs Tonga: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Tokelau
45.4%
in 2024
Tonga
45.1%
in 2024
Tokelau rank
10th
Tonga rank
11th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Tokelau
- Tonga
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 45.4% against 45.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.
Tokelau ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 20.7% | 2.5% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 27.0% | 2.9% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 34.3% | 2.7% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 2.1% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.1% | 0.7% | Tokelau |
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, Tokelau or Tonga?
- Tokelau, at 45.4% against 45.1% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Tokelau and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tokelau and Tonga rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Tokelau ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 11th 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.