Ecuador vs Iraq: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Ecuador
35.9%
in 2024
Iraq
35.7%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
43rd
Iraq rank
44th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Ecuador
- Iraq
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 35.9% against 35.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Ecuador ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6% | 16.3% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 19.6% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 25.3% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.8% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.7% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Ecuador or Iraq?
- Ecuador, at 35.9% against 35.7% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ecuador and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Iraq rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 44th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.