Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Tuvalu: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Saint Kitts and Nevis
83.3%
in 2024
Tuvalu
88.8%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
9th
Tuvalu rank
7th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 88.8% against 83.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 9th and Tuvalu ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.3% | 77.4% | 28.1% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 82.1% | 22.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 85.3% | 15.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 87.4% | 9.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 88.5% | 6.2% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 88.8% against 83.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tuvalu?
- 5.5%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tuvalu rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 9th 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.