Bhutan vs El Salvador: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight

Bhutan
8.0%
in 2024
El Salvador
8.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
65th
El Salvador rank
61st

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Bhutan
  • El Salvador
02468200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.5% against 8.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

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

Bhutan ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 178 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 5.2% 5.1% 0.0% Bhutan
2010s 7.6% 6.9% 0.7% Bhutan
2020s 8.2% 8.1% 0.0% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Bhutan or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 8.5% against 8.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Bhutan and El Salvador?
0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and El Salvador?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Bhutan ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed