Ecuador vs Guatemala: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Ecuador
4.69
in 2024
Guatemala
3.74
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Guatemala rank
26th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.69 against 3.74 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.95.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Guatemala ranks 26th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.97 | 5.51 | 0.5414 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 6.93 | 4.11 | 2.82 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.54 | 3.67 | 1.87 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 4.69 against 3.74 in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0.95, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Guatemala ranks 26th 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.