Ecuador vs Peru: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Ecuador
28.9%
in 2024
Peru
29.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
69th
Peru rank
68th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 29.2% against 28.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 69th and Peru ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.1% | 1.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 1.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.3% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 29.2% against 28.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ecuador ranks 69th and Peru ranks 68th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.