Costa Rica vs Oman: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Costa Rica
34.4%
in 2024
Oman
34.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Oman rank
51st

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Oman
101520253035198020022024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 34.5% against 34.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Oman ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Oman ranks 51st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Oman Difference Ahead
1980s 12.1% 13.3% 1.2% Oman
1990s 17.8% 15.8% 2.0% Costa Rica
2000s 23.9% 21.0% 2.9% Costa Rica
2010s 29.3% 27.5% 1.8% Costa Rica
2020s 33.4% 33.1% 0.3% Costa Rica

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 Oman?
Oman, at 34.5% 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 Oman?
0.1%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oman?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Oman rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Oman ranks 51st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Oman: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-among-children-and-adolescents-bmi-for-age-1-standard-deviations-above-the/costa-rica/oman/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-among-children-and-adolescents-bmi-for-age-1-standard-deviations-above-the/costa-rica/oman/">Costa Rica vs Oman: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed