Liberia vs Namibia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Liberia
45.3%
in 2022
Namibia
44.8%
in 2022
Liberia rank
135th
Namibia rank
138th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Liberia
- Namibia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 45.3% against 44.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Liberia ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 138th of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 27.1% | 10.7% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 35.9% | 9.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 41.6% | 4.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.4% | 0.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Liberia or Namibia?
- Liberia, at 45.3% against 44.8% in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Liberia and Namibia?
- 0.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Namibia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Liberia ranks 135th and Namibia ranks 138th 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.