Sierra Leone vs Turkmenistan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Sierra Leone
16.3%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
16.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
147th
Turkmenistan rank
148th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Sierra Leone
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 147th and Turkmenistan ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 14.6% | 8.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 13.0% | 4.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.5% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
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, Sierra Leone or Turkmenistan?
- Sierra Leone, at 16.3% against 16.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Sierra Leone ranks 147th and Turkmenistan ranks 148th 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.