Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Liberia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Liberia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Liberia ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.