Costa Rica vs Fiji: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Costa Rica
67.9%
in 2024
Fiji
67.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
38th
Fiji rank
39th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 67.9% against 67.8% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Fiji ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Fiji ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 46.1% | 10.0% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 51.1% | 4.4% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 56.5% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.5% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 66.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
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), Costa Rica or Fiji?
- Costa Rica, at 67.9% against 67.8% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Fiji ranks 39th 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.