Liberia vs Maldives: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Liberia
9.0%
in 2014
Maldives
8.9%
in 2014
Liberia rank
47th
Maldives rank
50th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Liberia
- Maldives
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.
Liberia ranks 47th and Maldives ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 20.0% | 7.4% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 17.9% | 6.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 14.9% | 3.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 11.5% | 1.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.4% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Liberia or Maldives?
- Liberia, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Maldives as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Liberia and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Maldives?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Liberia and Maldives rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Liberia ranks 47th and Maldives ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.