Niue vs Samoa: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Niue
33.3
in 2016
Samoa
34.1
in 2016
Niue rank
3rd
Samoa rank
1st
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Niue
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 34.1 against 33.3 in Niue, a difference of 0.8.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.42 | 27.9 | 0.52 | Niue |
| 1980s | 29.83 | 29.36 | 0.47 | Niue |
| 1990s | 31.3 | 31.09 | 0.21 | Niue |
| 2000s | 32.35 | 32.58 | 0.23 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.09 | 33.67 | 0.5857 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Niue or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 34.1 against 33.3 in Niue as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Niue and Samoa?
- 0.8, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Niue and Samoa rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Niue ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.