Chile vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight
Chile
78.8%
in 2022
Samoa
87.7%
in 2022
Chile rank
7th
Samoa rank
4th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Chile
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 87.7% against 78.8% in Chile, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 77.7% | 26.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 82.3% | 20.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 85.7% | 13.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 87.4% | 9.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Chile or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 87.7% against 78.8% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Chile and Samoa?
- 8.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Chile ranks 7th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.