Samoa vs Tuvalu: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
193rd
Tuvalu rank
190th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Samoa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 193rd and Tuvalu ranks 190th of 198 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Samoa ranks 193rd and Tuvalu ranks 190th 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.