Malaysia vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Malaysia
5.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.4%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
98th
Sierra Leone rank
96th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Malaysia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 178 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 2.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Malaysia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Malaysia ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.