Ecuador vs Spain: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Ecuador
35.9%
in 2024
Spain
36.6%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
43rd
Spain rank
42nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 36.6% against 35.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6% | 26.1% | 10.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 31.9% | 11.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 36.7% | 10.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 37.3% | 6.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 36.8% | 1.8% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 36.6% against 35.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 42nd 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.