Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Nicaragua
68.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
69.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
35th
Uruguay rank
32nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Nicaragua
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 69.2% against 68.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.6% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 43.9% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 52.4% | 3.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 61.1% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.6% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
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), Nicaragua or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 69.2% against 68.3% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 0.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 32nd 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.