Samoa vs Tonga: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Tonga
9.5%
in 2024
Samoa rank
41st
Tonga rank
38th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 9.5% against 9.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 41st and Tonga ranks 38th of 148 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 14.8% | 9.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 14.1% | 7.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 10.7% | 2.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Samoa ranks 41st and Tonga ranks 38th of 148 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.