Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bulgaria
34.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica
34.4%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
54th
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.4% against 34.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 54th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 12.1% | 5.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 17.8% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.9% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 29.3% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 34.4% against 34.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.