Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Burkina Faso
23.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
25.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
188th
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25.3% against 23.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 6.6% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 10.4% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 16.1% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 20.8% | 4.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 24.3% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 25.3% against 23.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 1.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.