Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Malawi
23.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
23.9%
in 2024
Malawi rank
186th
Sierra Leone rank
184th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23.9% against 23.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 186th and Sierra Leone ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 15.1% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 19.5% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 22.9% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 23.9% against 23.1% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Malawi ranks 186th and Sierra Leone ranks 184th 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.