Cape Verde vs Liberia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Cape Verde
16.5%
in 2024
Liberia
16.7%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
139th
Liberia rank
137th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Cape Verde
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 16.7% against 16.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 137th of 198 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 2.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.0% | 2.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 0.6% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cape Verde or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 16.7% against 16.5% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cape Verde and Liberia?
- 0.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Liberia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Liberia rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cape Verde ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 137th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.