India vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, female
India
31.6%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
32.2%
in 2022
India rank
176th
Sierra Leone rank
175th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- India
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 32.2% against 31.6% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
India ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 15.2% | 5.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 22.8% | 6.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 28.3% | 3.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 31.6% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, India or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 32.2% against 31.6% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between India and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- India ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.