Nauru vs Tokelau: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Nauru
0.6%
in 2014
Tokelau
0.7%
in 2014
Nauru rank
195th
Tokelau rank
192nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Nauru
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Nauru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 1.2 times Nauru's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 195th and Tokelau ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 3.9% | 3.2% | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 2.7% | 2.1% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Tokelau |
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, Nauru or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Nauru as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Nauru and Tokelau?
- 0.1%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tokelau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Nauru and Tokelau rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Nauru ranks 195th and Tokelau ranks 192nd 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.