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

Liberia

9.8%

in 2014

Nigeria

11.0%

in 2014

Liberia rank

53rd

Nigeria rank

50th

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

Liberia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.0% against 9.8% in Liberia, a difference of 1.2%.

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

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

Liberia ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 50th 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: 07 August 2026

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.