Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Ghana
17.25
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.18
in 2022
Ghana rank
135th
Sri Lanka rank
136th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 17.25 against 17.18 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 | 3.23 | 2.48 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 8.84 | 6.2 | 2.64 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12.92 | 11.48 | 1.44 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16.6 | 16.31 | 0.29 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 17.25 against 17.18 in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Ghana ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.