Samoa vs Tuvalu: Share of women who are obese
Samoa
76.4%
in 2024
Tuvalu
72.3%
in 2024
Samoa rank
3rd
Tuvalu rank
6th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 76.4% against 72.3% in Tuvalu, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.6% | 48.7% | 6.0% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 55.8% | 3.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 61.8% | 0.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 67.5% | 1.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 71.4% | 3.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 76.4% against 72.3% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 4.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Samoa ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 6th 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.