Ecuador vs Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Ecuador
33.52
in 2022
Korea
33.92
in 2022
Ecuador rank
56th
Korea rank
54th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Ecuador
  • Korea
101520253035199020062022

How they compare

Korea currently reports 33.92 against 33.52 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 56th and Korea ranks 54th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 20.79 14.92 5.87 Ecuador
2000s 25.51 24.06 1.44 Ecuador
2010s 29.49 28.95 0.538 Ecuador
2020s 32.93 33.1 0.1633 Korea

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 Korea?
Korea, at 33.92 against 33.52 in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Ecuador and Korea?
0.4, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Korea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Ecuador ranks 56th and Korea ranks 54th 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed