Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Mozambique
26.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
23.9%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
181st
Sierra Leone rank
184th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 26.5% against 23.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 0.6% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.8% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 15.1% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.5% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.9% | 1.9% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Mozambique, at 26.5% against 23.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 2.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Mozambique ranks 181st 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.