Kuwait vs Puerto Rico: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kuwait
41.3%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
41.9%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
18th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 41.9% against 41.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 13.8% | 8.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 20.9% | 9.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 29.2% | 7.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 36.3% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 40.8% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Kuwait or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 41.9% against 41.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
- 0.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Puerto Rico rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th 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.