Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Nicaragua
34.0%
in 2024
Paraguay
34.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
45th
Paraguay rank
44th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 34.2% against 34.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 45th and Paraguay ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 0.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.2% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.4% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.3% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 34.2% against 34.0% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Nicaragua ranks 45th and Paraguay ranks 44th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.