El Salvador vs Portugal: Prevalence of overweight, male

El Salvador
60.4%
in 2022
Portugal
60.3%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
76th
Portugal rank
77th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Portugal
0204060199020062022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 60.4% against 60.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

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

El Salvador ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 77th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 43.0% 49.8% 6.8% Portugal
2000s 51.7% 57.4% 5.7% Portugal
2010s 57.6% 60.0% 2.4% Portugal
2020s 60.1% 60.3% 0.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, El Salvador or Portugal?
El Salvador, at 60.4% against 60.3% in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between El Salvador and Portugal?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
El Salvador ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 77th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 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.