Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Ecuador
68.1%
in 2024
Nicaragua
68.3%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
37th
Nicaragua rank
35th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 68.3% against 68.1% 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 37th and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.5% | 36.0% | 3.6% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.6% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 56.3% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 63.4% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 67.4% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 68.3% against 68.1% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ecuador ranks 37th and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.