Fiji vs New Zealand: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Fiji
67.8%
in 2024
New Zealand
67.7%
in 2024
Fiji rank
39th
New Zealand rank
41st
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Fiji
- New Zealand
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 67.8% against 67.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.1% | 40.8% | 5.3% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 60.3% | 3.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 65.1% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 67.2% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Fiji or New Zealand?
- Fiji, at 67.8% against 67.7% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Fiji and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and New Zealand rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Fiji ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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.