Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Ecuador
16.8%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
17.0%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
49th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
47th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Ecuador
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 17.0% against 16.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 1.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.1% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 17.0% against 16.8% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th 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.