Share of men who are obese in Samoa
Samoa: Share of men who are obese was 51.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are obese in Samoa stood at 51.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Samoa peaked at 51.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 17.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 27.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 36.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 43.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.4% | 51.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 5 Tonga 63.9% compare
- 6 Niue 63.2% compare
- 7 Tuvalu 57.7% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 47.4% compare
- 10 United States 39.6% compare
- 11 Micronesia (country) 39.5% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Samoa?
- Share of men who are obese in Samoa was 51.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are obese recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of men who are obese?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.