El Salvador vs Greece: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard

El Salvador
16.2%
in 2024
Greece
16.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
57th
Greece rank
55th

Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time

  • El Salvador
  • Greece
51015198020022024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 57th and Greece ranks 55th of 198 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Greece Difference Ahead
1980s 4.4% 6.1% 1.7% Greece
1990s 7.3% 9.9% 2.6% Greece
2000s 10.6% 14.9% 4.3% Greece
2010s 13.5% 16.9% 3.4% Greece
2020s 15.6% 16.4% 0.7% Greece

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, El Salvador or Greece?
Greece, at 16.3% against 16.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between El Salvador and Greece?
0.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Greece?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Greece rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
El Salvador ranks 57th and Greece ranks 55th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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