Chile vs El Salvador: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Chile
8.74
in 2024
El Salvador
8.46
in 2024
Chile rank
12th
El Salvador rank
13th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 8.74 against 8.46 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.28.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 12th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 27 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 | 5.13 | 5.99 | Chile |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | Chile |
| 2020s | 8.74 | 8.13 | 0.6132 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 8.74 against 8.46 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.28, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Chile ranks 12th and El Salvador ranks 13th 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.