Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Share of overweight men vs. women
Eritrea
12.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
13.4%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
198th
Sierra Leone rank
196th
Share of overweight men vs. women over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.4% against 12.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 9.9% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 12.2% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 13.1% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of overweight men vs. women, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.4% against 12.4% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of overweight men vs. women between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 1.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Eritrea ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 196th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of overweight men vs. women. 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.