Tonga vs Tuvalu: Share of men who are obese
Tonga
63.9%
in 2024
Tuvalu
57.7%
in 2024
Tonga rank
5th
Tuvalu rank
7th
Share of men who are obese over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 63.9% against 57.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tonga ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.2% | 36.0% | 1.8% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 43.5% | 2.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 48.3% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 53.1% | 1.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 56.7% | 5.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who are obese, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tonga, at 63.9% against 57.7% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who are obese between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 6.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for share of men who are obese?
- Tonga ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 7th 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 men who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.