Guatemala vs Honduras: Prevalence of overweight

Guatemala
63.2%
in 2022
Honduras
63.8%
in 2022
Guatemala rank
54th
Honduras rank
52nd

Prevalence of overweight over time

  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 63.8% against 63.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Guatemala ranks 54th and Honduras ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Honduras Difference Ahead
1990s 39.0% 38.7% 0.3% Guatemala
2000s 48.5% 49.3% 0.8% Honduras
2010s 57.2% 58.3% 1.1% Honduras
2020s 62.4% 63.1% 0.6% Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Guatemala or Honduras?
Honduras, at 63.8% against 63.2% in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Guatemala and Honduras?
0.6%, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
Guatemala ranks 54th and Honduras ranks 52nd 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit
% of 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 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.