Naoero vs Samoa: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Naoero
0.6%
in 2014
Samoa
0.4%
in 2014
Naoero rank
195th
Samoa rank
197th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Naoero
- Samoa
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Naoero's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Samoa ahead.
Naoero ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Naoero |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Naoero or Samoa?
- Naoero, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Samoa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Naoero and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Samoa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Naoero and Samoa rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Naoero ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 197th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.