Costa Rica vs Jordan: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Costa Rica
33.4%
in 2024
Jordan
33.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
48th
Jordan rank
51st
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.4% against 33.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Jordan ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 16.5% | 8.8% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 21.6% | 8.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 29.3% | 9.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 32.9% | 6.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 33.2% | 1.3% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Costa Rica, at 33.4% against 33.2% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Jordan ranks 51st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.