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
0.40.60.811.21.4198020022024

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.

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Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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