Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Sierra Leone
25.3%
in 2024
Uganda
26.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Uganda rank
183rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 26.6% against 25.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.9% | 3.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.2% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.9% | 0.6% | Uganda |
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), Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 26.6% 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 Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 1.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th and Uganda ranks 183rd 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.