Ecuador vs Finland: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Ecuador
4.7%
in 2024
Finland
4.7%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
97th
Finland rank
97th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Ecuador
- Finland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.7% against 4.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 97th and Finland ranks 97th of 163 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.0% | 2.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Ecuador or Finland?
- Ecuador, at 4.7% against 4.7% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Ecuador and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Finland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Finland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Ecuador ranks 97th and Finland ranks 97th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.