Ecuador vs Guyana: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Ecuador
4.69
in 2024
Guyana
4.98
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Guyana rank
22nd
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Ecuador
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.98 against 4.69 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.29.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Guyana ranks 22nd of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.97 | 5.4 | 0.4277 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 6.93 | 6.32 | 0.6065 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.54 | 5.45 | 0.0921 | 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 Guyana?
- Guyana, at 4.98 against 4.69 in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Ecuador and Guyana?
- 0.29, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guyana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Guyana rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Guyana ranks 22nd 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.