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
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.