Liberia vs Sri Lanka: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Liberia
47.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
46.9%
in 2024
Liberia rank
130th
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Liberia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 47.0% against 46.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 14.7% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 24.6% | 2.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 36.1% | 3.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 44.7% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Liberia or Sri Lanka?
- Liberia, at 47.0% against 46.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Liberia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Liberia ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.