Belize vs Ecuador: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Belize
5.65
in 2024
Ecuador
4.69
in 2024
Belize rank
20th
Ecuador rank
23rd
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.65 against 4.69 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.96.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 23rd of 27 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 4.97 | 6.03 | Belize |
| 2010s | 7.9 | 6.93 | 0.9714 | Belize |
| 2020s | 5.94 | 5.54 | 0.4032 | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Belize or Ecuador?
- Belize, at 5.65 against 4.69 in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Belize and Ecuador?
- 0.96, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Belize ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 23rd of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.