Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Malawi
26.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
25.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
184th
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.1% against 25.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 16.1% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.8% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 0.6% | Malawi |
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), Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 26.1% against 25.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Malawi ranks 184th 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.