El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
El Salvador
7.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
7.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
54th
Saudi Arabia rank
54th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- El Salvador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.9% against 7.9% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 163 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 5.3% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 9.4% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 9.0% | 1.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, El Salvador or Saudi Arabia?
- El Salvador, at 7.9% against 7.9% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th 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.