Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Prevalence of overweight, male
Ecuador
63.9%
in 2022
Nicaragua
62.9%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
62nd
Nicaragua rank
64th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 63.9% against 62.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ecuador ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 42.5% | 4.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 52.2% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 59.3% | 2.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.5% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Ecuador, at 63.9% against 62.9% in Nicaragua as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 1.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 64th 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.