Niue vs Samoa: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Niue
89.1%
in 2024
Samoa
91.5%
in 2024
Niue rank
6th
Samoa rank
4th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Niue
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 91.5% against 89.1% in Niue, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.1% | 76.9% | 1.2% | Niue |
| 1990s | 82.6% | 82.9% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 87.0% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 89.6% | 1.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 91.1% | 2.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Niue or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 91.5% against 89.1% in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Niue and Samoa?
- 2.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Samoa rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Niue ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.