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
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.