El Salvador vs Fiji: Prevalence of overweight
El Salvador
66.2%
in 2022
Fiji
65.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
41st
Fiji rank
43rd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- El Salvador
- Fiji
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 66.2% against 65.8% in Fiji, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Fiji ahead.
El Salvador ranks 41st and Fiji ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Fiji in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 51.2% | 2.9% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 55.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.5% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 65.2% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, El Salvador or Fiji?
- El Salvador, at 66.2% against 65.8% in Fiji as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between El Salvador and Fiji?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Fiji?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Fiji rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- El Salvador ranks 41st and Fiji ranks 43rd 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.