El Salvador vs Honduras: Prevalence of obesity, female
El Salvador
38.8%
in 2024
Honduras
39.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
49th
Honduras rank
48th
Prevalence of obesity, female over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 39.3% against 38.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and Honduras ranks 48th of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 7.4% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 13.1% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.1% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.4% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity, female, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 39.3% against 38.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, female between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.5%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for prevalence of obesity, female?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and Honduras ranks 48th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.