Cook Islands vs Samoa: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Cook Islands
90.9%
in 2024
Samoa
91.5%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
5th
Samoa rank
4th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 91.5% against 90.9% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.1% | 76.9% | 0.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 82.9% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 87.0% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 89.6% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 91.1% | 0.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 91.5% against 90.9% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 0.6%, 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 overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 4th 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.