Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Bulgaria
16.6%
in 2024
Ecuador
16.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Ecuador rank
49th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.8% against 16.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Ecuador ranks 49th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 16.8% against 16.6% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Ecuador ranks 49th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.