Polynesia vs Samoa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Polynesia
8.9%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Polynesia rank
53rd
Samoa rank
50th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) over time
- Polynesia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 8.9% in Polynesia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Polynesia ahead.
Polynesia ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 50th of 180 countries.
Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 2.4% | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 1.8% | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Polynesia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 8.9% in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Polynesia and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Polynesia ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 50th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.