Ghana vs Liberia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Ghana
36.6%
in 2024
Liberia
37.6%
in 2024
Ghana rank
153rd
Liberia rank
151st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Ghana
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 37.6% against 36.6% in Ghana, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 153rd and Liberia ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 10.3% | 3.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 17.5% | 5.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.4% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.0% | 0.3% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Ghana or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 37.6% against 36.6% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Ghana and Liberia?
- 1.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 153rd and Liberia ranks 151st 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.