Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Cameroon
38.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
40.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
146th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 40.2% against 38.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 6.1% | 5.7% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 11.2% | 7.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 19.7% | 7.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 30.3% | 3.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 38.2% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 40.2% against 38.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 1.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 149th and Sri Lanka 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.