Tonga vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight, female
Tonga
94.0%
in 2022
Tuvalu
88.8%
in 2022
Tonga rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
4th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 94.0% against 88.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 81.6% | 5.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 84.8% | 5.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 87.3% | 5.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 88.6% | 5.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tonga, at 94.0% against 88.8% in Tuvalu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 5.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Tonga ranks 1st 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.