Ecuador vs Eswatini: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Ecuador
70.3%
in 2024
Eswatini
71.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
49th
Eswatini rank
48th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Ecuador
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 71.1% against 70.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Eswatini ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.6% | 35.2% | 12.4% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 45.0% | 9.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 56.3% | 4.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 65.2% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 70.0% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Ecuador or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 71.1% against 70.3% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Ecuador and Eswatini?
- 0.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eswatini?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Eswatini rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Eswatini ranks 48th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.