El Salvador vs Eswatini: Share of women who are overweight or obese
El Salvador
71.9%
in 2024
Eswatini
71.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
46th
Eswatini rank
48th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- El Salvador
- Eswatini
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 71.9% against 71.1% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 46th and Eswatini ranks 48th 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 | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 35.2% | 7.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 45.0% | 7.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 56.3% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.2% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.0% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, El Salvador or Eswatini?
- El Salvador, at 71.9% against 71.1% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 0.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Eswatini rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- El Salvador ranks 46th 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.