Cook Islands vs Naoero: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Cook Islands
90.0%
in 2024
Naoero
89.3%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
Naoero rank
5th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Naoero
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 90.0% against 89.3% in Naoero, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Naoero ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Naoero ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Naoero in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 90.4% | 15.1% | Naoero |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 90.5% | 9.3% | Naoero |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 89.6% | 4.8% | Naoero |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 89.3% | 1.7% | Naoero |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.3% | 0.2% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Cook Islands or Naoero?
- Cook Islands, at 90.0% against 89.3% in Naoero as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 0.7%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Naoero rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Naoero ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.