Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Bangladesh
36.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
36.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
171st
Sierra Leone rank
172nd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Bangladesh
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 36.9% against 36.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 171st and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 9.6% | 7.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 14.6% | 10.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 22.0% | 11.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 28.9% | 6.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 35.1% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Bangladesh or Sierra Leone?
- Bangladesh, at 36.9% against 36.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Bangladesh ranks 171st and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd 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 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
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.