Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Prevalence of overweight
Ecuador
66.8%
in 2022
Nicaragua
67.2%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
37th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 67.2% against 66.8% 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 40th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 46.9% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 56.3% | 2.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 63.3% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 66.7% | 0.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 67.2% against 66.8% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua 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?
- Ecuador ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 37th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.