Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Latin America & Caribbean or Samoa?

Samoa, at 87.7% against 65.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight

Latin America & Caribbean

65.3%

in 2022

Samoa

87.7%

in 2022

Latin America & Caribbean rank

4th

Samoa rank

4th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 87.7% against 65.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 22.4%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.3%	77.7%	34.4%	Samoa
2000s	51.5%	82.3%	30.8%	Samoa
2010s	59.5%	85.7%	26.1%	Samoa
2020s	64.5%	87.4%	22.9%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Latin America & Caribbean or Samoa?: Samoa, at 87.7% against 65.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?: 22.4%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 4th of 43 groups.
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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.