Angola vs Liberia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

Angola
4.9%
in 2024
Liberia
4.6%
in 2024
Angola rank
70th
Liberia rank
73rd

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time

  • Angola
  • Liberia
0246810198020022024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.9% against 4.6% in Liberia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.

Angola ranks 70th and Liberia ranks 73rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 8.2% 9.0% 0.9% Liberia
1990s 7.6% 8.0% 0.4% Liberia
2000s 6.5% 6.5% 0.0% Angola
2010s 5.4% 5.2% 0.2% Angola
2020s 4.9% 4.7% 0.2% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Angola or Liberia?
Angola, at 4.9% against 4.6% in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Angola and Liberia?
0.3%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Liberia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Angola and Liberia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Angola ranks 70th and Liberia ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Angola vs Liberia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/thinness-among-children-and-adolescents-bmi-for-age-2-standard-deviations-below-the/angola/liberia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/thinness-among-children-and-adolescents-bmi-for-age-2-standard-deviations-below-the/angola/liberia/">Angola vs Liberia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed