Costa Rica vs Malta: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Costa Rica
34.4%
in 2024
Malta
34.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Malta rank
50th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 34.6% against 34.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 22.6% | 10.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 28.1% | 10.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 33.5% | 9.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 34.8% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 34.7% | 1.3% | Malta |
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, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Malta, at 34.6% against 34.4% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 50th 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.