Ecuador vs Guatemala: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Ecuador
1.9%
in 2024
Guatemala
2.0%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
157th
Guatemala rank
154th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 157th and Guatemala ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Ecuador ranks 157th and Guatemala ranks 154th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.