Liberia vs Niger: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Liberia
10.5%
in 2024
Niger
11.0%
in 2024
Liberia rank
180th
Niger rank
178th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Liberia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 11.0% against 10.5% in Liberia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 180th and Niger ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 8.2% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 10.4% | 0.5% | Niger |
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, Liberia or Niger?
- Niger, at 11.0% against 10.5% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Liberia and Niger?
- 0.5%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Liberia ranks 180th and Niger ranks 178th 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.