Cook Islands vs Samoa: Share of women who are obese
Cook Islands
73.9%
in 2024
Samoa
76.4%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
5th
Samoa rank
3rd
Share of women who are obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 76.4% against 73.9% in Cook Islands, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 42.6% | 5.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 52.5% | 2.7% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 61.2% | 0.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 69.2% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 75.0% | 2.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 76.4% against 73.9% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 2.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Samoa rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 199 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 Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.