Nauru vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, female
Nauru
88.5%
in 2022
Samoa
92.2%
in 2022
Nauru rank
5th
Samoa rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Nauru
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 92.2% against 88.5% in Nauru, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 82.8% | 7.4% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 87.2% | 2.2% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 90.3% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 91.9% | 3.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Nauru or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 92.2% against 88.5% in Nauru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Nauru and Samoa?
- 3.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Nauru ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.