Cook Islands vs Tokelau: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Cook Islands
90.0%
in 2024
Tokelau
90.3%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
Tokelau rank
3rd
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 90.3% against 90.0% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Tokelau ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 78.8% | 3.5% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 81.3% | 84.4% | 3.1% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 87.3% | 2.6% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 89.1% | 1.5% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 90.1% | 0.6% | Tokelau |
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 Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 90.3% against 90.0% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 0.3%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tokelau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tokelau rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Tokelau ranks 3rd 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.