Samoa vs Tokelau: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Samoa
0.5%
in 2024
Tokelau
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa rank
195th
Tokelau rank
194th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Samoa
  • Tokelau
0.40.60.811.2198020022024

How they compare

Tokelau currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 195th and Tokelau ranks 194th of 198 countries.

Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tokelau Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Tokelau
1990s 0.5% 0.6% 0.2% Tokelau
2000s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Tokelau
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Tokelau
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Tokelau

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), Samoa or Tokelau?
Tokelau, 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 Samoa and Tokelau?
0.0%, with Tokelau 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 (crude estimate)?
Samoa ranks 195th 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 (crude 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 (crude 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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