Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Liberia or Namibia?

Liberia, at 6.1% against 5.8% in Namibia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Namibia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Liberia

6.1%

in 2024

Namibia

5.8%

in 2024

Liberia rank

75th

Namibia rank

77th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Liberia
Namibia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 6.1% against 5.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 77th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.0%	3.9%	0.0%	Liberia
2010s	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	Namibia
2020s	4.9%	5.5%	0.6%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Liberia or Namibia?: Liberia, at 6.1% against 5.8% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Liberia and Namibia?: 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Namibia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Liberia ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 77th 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 (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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.