Cook Islands vs Tonga: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Cook Islands
62.28
in 2022
Tonga
56.55
in 2022
Cook Islands rank
2nd
Tonga rank
5th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Cook Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 62.28 against 56.55 in Tonga, a difference of 5.73.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.33 | 36.99 | 1.35 | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 47.61 | 45.09 | 2.52 | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 56.32 | 52.02 | 4.3 | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 61.59 | 55.91 | 5.68 | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Cook Islands or Tonga?
- Cook Islands, at 62.28 against 56.55 in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Cook Islands and Tonga?
- 5.73, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cook Islands and Tonga rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd and Tonga ranks 5th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.