El Salvador vs Romania: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
El Salvador
32.2%
in 2024
Romania
32.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
50th
Romania rank
49th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 32.4% against 32.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 50th and Romania ranks 49th of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 9.7% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.2% | 5.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.1% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.7% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
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), El Salvador or Romania?
- Romania, at 32.4% against 32.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- El Salvador ranks 50th and Romania ranks 49th 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.