Belgium vs Ecuador: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Belgium
4.6%
in 2024
Ecuador
4.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
92nd
Ecuador rank
95th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Belgium
- Ecuador
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Belgium ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 95th of 163 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.6% | 1.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 6.5% | 3.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 5.2% | 1.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Belgium or Ecuador?
- Belgium, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Belgium and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ecuador rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Belgium ranks 92nd and Ecuador ranks 95th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.