El Salvador vs Least developed countries: Prevalence of overweight, female

El Salvador
71.0%
in 2022
Least developed countries
32.3%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
39th
Least developed countries rank
40th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Least developed countries
020406080199020062022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 71.0% against 32.3% in Least developed countries, a difference of 38.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.2 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 39th and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 196 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 52.9% 10.9% 42.0% El Salvador
2000s 61.3% 16.9% 44.4% El Salvador
2010s 67.4% 25.2% 42.2% El Salvador
2020s 70.6% 31.3% 39.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, El Salvador or Least developed countries?
El Salvador, at 71.0% against 32.3% in Least developed countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between El Salvador and Least developed countries?
38.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Least developed countries?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Least developed countries rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
El Salvador ranks 39th and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.