Nauru vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, male
Nauru
89.0%
in 2022
Samoa
83.1%
in 2022
Nauru rank
2nd
Samoa rank
4th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Nauru
- Samoa
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 89.0% against 83.1% in Samoa, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 72.9% | 17.8% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 77.7% | 11.8% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 81.1% | 7.9% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 82.8% | 6.2% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Nauru or Samoa?
- Nauru, at 89.0% against 83.1% in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Nauru and Samoa?
- 5.9%, with Nauru 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, male?
- Nauru ranks 2nd and Samoa 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, 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.