What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

0.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight

Central African Republic

23.7%

in 2022

Sierra Leone

22.8%

in 2022

Central African Republic rank

184th

Sierra Leone rank

185th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 23.7% against 22.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.5%	10.7%	1.2%	Sierra Leone
2000s	14.3%	16.5%	2.2%	Sierra Leone
2010s	19.4%	20.4%	1.0%	Sierra Leone
2020s	23.0%	22.5%	0.6%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?: Central African Republic, at 23.7% against 22.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 0.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Central African Republic ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of 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: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.