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
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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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.