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Gabon vs Liberia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Gabon
10.7%
in 2014
Liberia
9.8%
in 2014
Gabon rank
51st
Liberia rank
53rd

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Gabon
  • Liberia
05101520197519942014

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 10.7% against 9.8% in Liberia, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 51st and Liberia ranks 53rd of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.