Costa Rica vs Hungary: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Costa Rica
69.0%
in 2024
Hungary
68.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
39th
Hungary rank
42nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 69.0% against 68.3% in Hungary, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Hungary ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.0% | 49.7% | 16.8% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 53.1% | 8.1% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 58.2% | 2.9% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 64.3% | 1.1% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.6% | 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 (crude estimate), Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Costa Rica, at 69.0% against 68.3% in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Hungary ranks 42nd 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.