Tokelau vs Tonga: Share of women who are obese
Tokelau
74.3%
in 2024
Tonga
81.4%
in 2024
Tokelau rank
4th
Tonga rank
1st
Share of women who are obese over time
- Tokelau
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 81.4% against 74.3% in Tokelau, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tokelau averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.8% | 51.9% | 1.9% | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 59.9% | 0.8% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 67.1% | 1.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 74.7% | 4.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 80.1% | 6.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Tokelau or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 81.4% against 74.3% in Tokelau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Tokelau and Tonga?
- 7.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tokelau and Tonga rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Tokelau ranks 4th 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.