Samoa vs Tokelau: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Tokelau
56.54
in 2022
Samoa rank
9th
Tokelau rank
6th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Samoa
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 56.54 against 49.68 in Samoa, a difference of 6.86.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 9th and Tokelau ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.68 | 36.28 | 6.6 | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 37.63 | 44.91 | 7.28 | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 44.74 | 51.71 | 6.97 | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 48.92 | 55.96 | 7.04 | Tokelau |
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, Samoa or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 56.54 against 49.68 in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Samoa and Tokelau?
- 6.86, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tokelau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Tokelau rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Samoa ranks 9th and Tokelau ranks 6th 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.