Sri Lanka vs Sudan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Sri Lanka
40.2%
in 2024
Sudan
40.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
144th
Sudan rank
146th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 40.2% against 40.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 144th and Sudan ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 17.4% | 11.0% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 22.4% | 10.8% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 28.3% | 8.7% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 34.0% | 4.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.6% | 0.5% | Sudan |
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), Sri Lanka or Sudan?
- Sri Lanka, at 40.2% against 40.0% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Sri Lanka and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sudan rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 144th and Sudan ranks 146th 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.