Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Bahrain
69.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica
69.0%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
39th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 69.3% against 69.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 33.0% | 6.5% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 44.9% | 5.5% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 55.3% | 3.6% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.2% | 2.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.9% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Bahrain, at 69.3% against 69.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 36th and Costa Rica 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.