North America vs Tonga: Prevalence of overweight
North America
71.0%
in 2022
Tonga
90.4%
in 2022
North America rank
1st
Tonga rank
2nd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- North America
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 90.4% against 71.0% in North America, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 82.7% | 27.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 85.8% | 22.4% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 88.4% | 20.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 90.1% | 19.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, North America or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 90.4% against 71.0% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between North America and Tonga?
- 19.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do North America and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- North America ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 2nd 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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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.