Puerto Rico vs Spain: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for
Puerto Rico
7.14
in 2025
Spain
7.74
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
8th
Spain rank
5th
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for over time
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.74 against 7.14 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 17 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 7.84 | 0.15 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 8.12 | 8.64 | 0.525 | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.31 | 8.62 | 1.31 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for, Puerto Rico or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.74 against 7.14 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for between Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 0.6, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Spain rank globally for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Puerto Rico ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 17 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.