Share of overweight men vs women in Samoa
Samoa: Share of overweight men vs women was 83.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 196 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2024
All-time low
58.25
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of overweight men vs women in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 83.2 for share of overweight men vs women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs women in Samoa peaked at 83.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.25, in 1980.
That places Samoa 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of overweight men vs women in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.25 | — |
| 1981 | 59.43 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 60.62 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 61.83 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 63.04 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 64.24 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 65.42 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 66.57 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 67.68 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 68.73 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 69.72 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 70.63 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 71.47 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 72.24 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 72.93 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 73.56 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.14 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 74.67 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75.17 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 75.65 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 76.1 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.53 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.96 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.38 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.8 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.21 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.61 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 79.38 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.75 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 80.08 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.38 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.66 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.91 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.16 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.39 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.62 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.84 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.05 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.25 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.45 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.64 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.83 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.01 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.58 | 58.25 | 68.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.02 | 69.72 | 75.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.97 | 76.1 | 79.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.23 | 80.08 | 82.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.82 | 82.45 | 83.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs women in Samoa?
- Share of overweight men vs women in Samoa was 83.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of overweight men vs women recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs women recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.25 in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of overweight men vs women?
- Samoa ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs women rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of overweight men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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