Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Bahamas
76.6%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
74.5%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
12th
Puerto Rico rank
15th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Bahamas
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 76.6% against 74.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bahamas ranks 12th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 42.4% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 53.1% | 2.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 63.2% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 70.0% | 1.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.6% | 2.0% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
- Bahamas, at 76.6% against 74.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 2.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bahamas ranks 12th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.