Puerto Rico vs Qatar: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Puerto Rico
42.4%
in 2024
Qatar
42.0%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
16th
Qatar rank
17th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 42.4% against 42.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 15.4% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 21.7% | 0.6% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 29.8% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 37.5% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.4% | 0.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Puerto Rico or Qatar?
- Puerto Rico, at 42.4% against 42.0% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Qatar rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 17th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.