Costa Rica vs Palestine: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Costa Rica
33.4%
in 2024
Palestine
33.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
48th
Palestine rank
50th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Palestine
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.4% against 33.2% in Palestine, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palestine ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 14.3% | 6.6% | Palestine |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 19.3% | 6.2% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 25.4% | 5.7% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 30.2% | 3.5% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 32.7% | 0.8% | Palestine |
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 Palestine?
- Costa Rica, at 33.4% against 33.2% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Costa Rica and Palestine?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Palestine rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 50th 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.