Belize vs Puerto Rico: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Belize
73.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
74.5%
in 2024
Belize rank
18th
Puerto Rico rank
15th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Belize
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 74.5% against 73.5% in Belize, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 42.4% | 2.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 53.1% | 2.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 63.2% | 2.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 70.0% | 1.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 73.6% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
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), Belize or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 74.5% against 73.5% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Belize and Puerto Rico?
- 1.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Belize ranks 18th 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.