Samoa vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight, female
Samoa
92.2%
in 2022
Tuvalu
88.8%
in 2022
Samoa rank
3rd
Tuvalu rank
4th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 92.2% against 88.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 3.4%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 81.6% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 84.8% | 2.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 87.3% | 3.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 88.6% | 3.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 92.2% against 88.8% in Tuvalu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 3.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Samoa ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 4th 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.