Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Lesotho
39.2%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
40.2%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
146th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Lesotho
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 40.2% against 39.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 6.1% | 20.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 11.2% | 17.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 19.7% | 11.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.3% | 4.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 0.0% | 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), Lesotho or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 40.2% against 39.2% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 1.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Lesotho ranks 148th 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.