Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)

Costa Rica
21.3
in 2024
Uruguay
23
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
112th
Uruguay rank
109th

Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 23 against 21.3 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 112th and Uruguay ranks 109th of 162 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 29.39 23.37 6.02 Costa Rica
2010s 26.78 22.48 4.3 Costa Rica
2020s 23.1 22.54 0.56 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 23 against 21.3 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
1.7, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
Costa Rica ranks 112th and Uruguay ranks 109th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,765 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed