Korea vs Puerto Rico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Korea
37.7%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
37.5%
in 2024
Korea rank
33rd
Puerto Rico rank
35th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Korea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Korea currently reports 37.7% against 37.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Korea ranks 33rd and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 11.3% | 2.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.6% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.5% | 2.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.8% | 1.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.2% | 0.2% | Korea |
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, Korea or Puerto Rico?
- Korea, at 37.7% against 37.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Korea ranks 33rd and Puerto Rico ranks 35th 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.