Samoa vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight, male
Samoa
83.1%
in 2022
Tuvalu
82.5%
in 2022
Samoa rank
4th
Tuvalu rank
5th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 83.1% against 82.5% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 76.3% | 3.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 79.1% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.3% | 0.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 83.1% against 82.5% in Tuvalu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.6%, 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, male?
- Samoa ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 5th 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.