Belarus vs Liberia: Share of women who are obese
Belarus
21.7%
in 2024
Liberia
21.9%
in 2024
Belarus rank
122nd
Liberia rank
121st
Share of women who are obese over time
- Belarus
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 21.9% against 21.7% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 122nd and Liberia ranks 121st of 199 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 1.8% | 21.4% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 3.3% | 19.9% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 6.8% | 17.6% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 12.4% | 11.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 2.7% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Belarus or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 21.9% against 21.7% in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Belarus and Liberia?
- 0.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Liberia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Liberia rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Belarus ranks 122nd and Liberia ranks 121st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.