Ecuador vs Jamaica: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Ecuador
33.52
in 2022
Jamaica
33.19
in 2022
Ecuador rank
56th
Jamaica rank
57th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Ecuador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 33.52 against 33.19 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.33.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 193 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.79 | 12.99 | 7.8 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 25.51 | 18.73 | 6.78 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 29.49 | 26.31 | 3.17 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 32.93 | 32.23 | 0.7033 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Ecuador or Jamaica?
- Ecuador, at 33.52 against 33.19 in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Ecuador and Jamaica?
- 0.33, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Jamaica rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Ecuador ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.