Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Gabon
17.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
16.3%
in 2024
Gabon rank
144th
Sierra Leone rank
147th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Gabon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 17.4% against 16.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Gabon ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 6.1% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 9.1% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 13.0% | 2.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 15.1% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 0.6% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
- Gabon, at 17.4% against 16.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 1.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Gabon ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.