El Salvador vs Honduras: Share of women who are obese
El Salvador
38.8%
in 2024
Honduras
39.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
52nd
Honduras rank
51st
Share of women who are obese 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 52nd and Honduras ranks 51st of 199 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 share of women who are obese, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 39.3% against 38.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese 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 share of women who are obese?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd and Honduras ranks 51st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.