Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5

Costa Rica
7.6
in 2022
Dominican Republic
7.6
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
58th
Dominican Republic rank
58th

2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
02468200020112022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.6 against 7.6 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and Dominican Republic ranks 58th of 160 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 7.79 7.51 0.28 Costa Rica
2010s 7.53 7.5 0.03 Costa Rica
2020s 7.6 7.53 0.0667 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Costa Rica, at 7.6 against 7.6 in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Dominican Republic ranks 58th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/2-2-2a-prevalence-of-overweight-among-children-under-5-percent/costa-rica/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/2-2-2a-prevalence-of-overweight-among-children-under-5-percent/costa-rica/dominican-republic/">Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
160 places, 3,680 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed