Samoa vs Tonga: Share of men who are obese

Samoa

51.7%

in 2024

Tonga

63.9%

in 2024

Samoa rank

8th

Tonga rank

5th

Share of men who are obese over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 63.9% against 51.7% in Samoa, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

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

Samoa ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Individual pages

Share of men who are obese in Samoa
Share of men who are obese in Tonga
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of men who are obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.