Chile vs Tonga: Prevalence of overweight, male
Chile
78.5%
in 2022
Tonga
86.4%
in 2022
Chile rank
6th
Tonga rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Chile
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 86.4% against 78.5% in Chile, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 78.7% | 28.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 81.5% | 19.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 84.2% | 12.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 86.1% | 8.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Chile or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 86.4% against 78.5% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Chile and Tonga?
- 7.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Chile ranks 6th and Tonga 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.