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
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
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.