Nauru vs Tonga: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Nauru
88.8%
in 2022
Tonga
90.4%
in 2022
Nauru rank
3rd
Tonga rank
2nd
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Nauru
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 90.4% against 88.8% in Nauru, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 82.7% | 7.8% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 85.8% | 3.7% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.4% | 0.5% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 90.1% | 1.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Nauru or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 90.4% against 88.8% in Nauru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Nauru and Tonga?
- 1.6%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Nauru ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 2nd 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.