Puerto Rico vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Puerto Rico
74.5%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
76.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
15th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
13th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 76.5% against 74.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 42.1% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 64.1% | 0.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 71.7% | 1.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 75.6% | 2.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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), Puerto Rico or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 76.5% 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 Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 2.0%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th 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.