Cook Islands vs Samoa: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Cook Islands
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
193rd
Samoa rank
195th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Cook Islands, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands 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 (crude estimate)?
- Cook Islands ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 195th 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.