Cook Islands vs Samoa: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Cook Islands
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
195th
Samoa rank
193rd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Samoa rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.