Liberia vs Sweden: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Liberia
17.8%
in 2024
Sweden
17.5%
in 2024
Liberia rank
131st
Sweden rank
133rd
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Liberia
- Sweden
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 17.8% against 17.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Liberia ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 7.6% | 6.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 10.2% | 7.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 13.5% | 8.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 15.4% | 5.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 17.0% | 1.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Liberia or Sweden?
- Liberia, at 17.8% against 17.5% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Liberia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sweden rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Liberia ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.