Italy vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Italy
37.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
36.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
170th
Sierra Leone rank
172nd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Italy
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Italy currently reports 37.4% against 36.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 9.6% | 33.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 14.6% | 25.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 22.0% | 18.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 28.9% | 10.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 35.1% | 2.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Italy or Sierra Leone?
- Italy, at 37.4% against 36.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Italy and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Italy ranks 170th 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.