Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Sierra Leone or Uganda?

Sierra Leone, at 32.2% against 31.2% in Uganda as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, female

Sierra Leone

32.2%

in 2022

Uganda

31.2%

in 2022

Sierra Leone rank

175th

Uganda rank

178th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32.2% against 31.2% in Uganda, a difference of 1.0%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 175th and Uganda ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.2%	11.8%	3.4%	Sierra Leone
2000s	22.8%	17.7%	5.1%	Sierra Leone
2010s	28.3%	25.1%	3.2%	Sierra Leone
2020s	31.6%	30.4%	1.2%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Sierra Leone, at 32.2% against 31.2% in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Sierra Leone ranks 175th and Uganda ranks 178th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit: % of female adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.