Barbados vs Costa Rica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Barbados
68.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica
67.9%
in 2024
Barbados rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
38th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 68.2% against 67.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 36.1% | 8.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 46.7% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.2% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
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), Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 68.2% against 67.9% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 38th 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.