Liberia vs Nigeria: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Liberia
10.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
10.5%
in 2024
Liberia rank
180th
Nigeria rank
181st

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
246810198020022024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 10.5% against 10.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 3.1% 2.9% 0.1% Liberia
1990s 4.1% 4.2% 0.2% Nigeria
2000s 5.9% 6.5% 0.6% Nigeria
2010s 7.9% 8.5% 0.5% Nigeria
2020s 9.9% 10.0% 0.1% Nigeria

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 Nigeria?
Liberia, at 10.5% against 10.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Liberia and Nigeria?
0.0%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Liberia ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 181st 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (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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