Samoa vs Tonga: Share of men who are overweight or obese

Samoa

83.2%

in 2024

Tonga

86.9%

in 2024

Samoa rank

7th

Tonga rank

5th

Share of men who are overweight or obese over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 86.9% against 83.2% in Samoa, a difference of 3.7%.

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

Samoa ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 5th of 199 countries.

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

About this data

Indicator: Share of men who are overweight or 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

A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.