Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Cook Islands
90.9%
in 2024
Tuvalu
88.8%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
5th
Tuvalu rank
7th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 90.9% against 88.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.1% | 77.4% | 1.3% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 82.1% | 0.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 0.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 87.4% | 1.2% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 88.5% | 1.9% | Cook Islands |
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 Tuvalu?
- Cook Islands, at 90.9% against 88.8% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 2.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 5th and Tuvalu ranks 7th 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.
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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.