Liberia vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight, female
Liberia
45.3%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
45.4%
in 2022
Liberia rank
135th
Sri Lanka rank
133rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Liberia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 45.4% against 45.3% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 1.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.4% | 2.3% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 35.9% | 1.4% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Liberia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 45.4% against 45.3% in Liberia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Liberia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, 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 prevalence of overweight, female?
- Liberia ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd 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.