Liberia vs Mauritania: Prevalence of overweight, male

Liberia
30.3%
in 2022
Mauritania
28.5%
in 2022
Liberia rank
150th
Mauritania rank
152nd

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Liberia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 30.3% against 28.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 150th and Mauritania ranks 152nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 11.5% 11.4% 0.1% Liberia
2000s 18.7% 18.8% 0.1% Mauritania
2010s 25.0% 24.9% 0.1% Liberia
2020s 29.4% 27.9% 1.5% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Liberia or Mauritania?
Liberia, at 30.3% against 28.5% in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Liberia and Mauritania?
1.8%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Liberia ranks 150th and Mauritania ranks 152nd 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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

Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.