Armenia vs Costa Rica: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Armenia
15.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica
15.5%
in 2024
Armenia rank
69th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Armenia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.5% against 15.2% in Armenia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 3.2% | 4.0% | Armenia |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 1.8% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 12.2% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.8% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Armenia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 15.5% against 15.2% in Armenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Armenia and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Costa Rica rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Armenia ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.