Samoa vs Tonga: Share of women who are obese
Samoa
76.4%
in 2024
Tonga
81.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
3rd
Tonga rank
1st
Share of women who are obese over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 81.4% against 76.4% in Samoa, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.6% | 51.9% | 9.3% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 59.9% | 7.4% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 67.1% | 6.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 74.7% | 5.5% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 80.1% | 5.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 81.4% against 76.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Samoa and Tonga?
- 5.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Samoa ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 1st 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 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.