Samoa vs Tokelau: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Tokelau
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa rank
193rd
Tokelau rank
194th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Samoa
- Tokelau
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Tokelau, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tokelau ahead.
Samoa ranks 193rd and Tokelau ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tokelau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 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), Samoa or Tokelau?
- Samoa, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Tokelau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Samoa and Tokelau?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tokelau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tokelau rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Samoa ranks 193rd and Tokelau ranks 194th 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.