Kuwait vs Puerto Rico: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita

Kuwait

41.3%

in 2024

Puerto Rico

41.9%

in 2024

Kuwait rank

20th

Puerto Rico rank

18th

Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita over time

Kuwait
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 41.9% against 41.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.

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 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.