Japan vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight
Japan
24.0%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
22.8%
in 2022
Japan rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Japan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24.0% against 22.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 10.7% | 8.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.5% | 4.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.4% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.5% | 1.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Japan or Sierra Leone?
- Japan, at 24.0% against 22.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 1.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Japan ranks 182nd 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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About this data
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.