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
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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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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