Tonga vs Tuvalu: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Tonga
94.2%
in 2024
Tuvalu
88.8%
in 2024
Tonga rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
7th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 94.2% against 88.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.9% | 77.4% | 4.5% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 82.1% | 4.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 85.3% | 4.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 87.4% | 5.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 88.5% | 5.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tonga, at 94.2% against 88.8% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 5.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Tonga ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 7th 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.