Liberia vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Liberia
17.03
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.18
in 2022
Liberia rank
137th
Sri Lanka rank
136th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Liberia
  • Sri Lanka
051015199020062022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17.18 against 17.03 in Liberia, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 3.94 3.23 0.718 Liberia
2000s 5.75 6.2 0.444 Sri Lanka
2010s 9.52 11.48 1.96 Sri Lanka
2020s 15.61 16.31 0.7067 Sri Lanka

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, Liberia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 17.18 against 17.03 in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Liberia and Sri Lanka?
0.15, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Liberia ranks 137th 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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