Ecuador vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Ecuador
4.7%
in 2024
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
97th
Romania rank
94th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Ecuador
  • Romania
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

Ecuador ranks 97th and Romania ranks 94th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 9.2% 4.2% Romania
2010s 6.9% 5.8% 1.1% 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 Romania?
Romania, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Ecuador and Romania?
0.1%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Ecuador ranks 97th and Romania ranks 94th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.