Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Burkina Faso
23.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
25.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
189th
Sierra Leone rank
186th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25.3% against 23.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Sierra Leone ranks 186th of 199 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 6.6% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 10.4% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 16.1% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 20.8% | 4.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 24.3% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 25.3% against 23.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 1.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Sierra Leone ranks 186th 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 adults 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
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.