Samoa vs Tuvalu: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Samoa
87.4%
in 2024
Tuvalu
85.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
Tuvalu rank
8th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 87.4% against 85.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.1% | 74.4% | 4.3% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 79.8% | 2.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 82.7% | 0.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 84.5% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.5% | 1.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 87.4% against 85.8% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 1.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Samoa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 8th 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.