Ecuador vs Kuwait: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Ecuador
16.8%
in 2024
Kuwait
16.6%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
49th
Kuwait rank
52nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Ecuador
- Kuwait
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.8% against 16.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 6.1% | 2.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 10.9% | 4.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 15.4% | 6.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 16.6% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.6% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
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, Ecuador or Kuwait?
- Ecuador, at 16.8% against 16.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Ecuador and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Kuwait rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 52nd 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.