Puerto Rico vs Sao Paulo: Overweight … aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age

Puerto Rico
15.22
in 2025
Sao Paulo
15.81
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
2nd
Sao Paulo rank
3rd

Overweight … aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sao Paulo
5101520200820162025

How they compare

Sao Paulo currently reports 15.81 against 15.22 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.59.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sao Paulo has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 2nd and Sao Paulo ranks 3rd of 17 countries.

Sao Paulo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sao Paulo Difference Ahead
2000s 7.08 7.97 0.885 Sao Paulo
2010s 10.56 11.78 1.22 Sao Paulo
2020s 15.63 16.63 0.9983 Sao Paulo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for, Puerto Rico or Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo, at 15.81 against 15.22 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for between Puerto Rico and Sao Paulo?
0.59, with Sao Paulo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sao Paulo?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Sao Paulo rank globally for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
Puerto Rico ranks 2nd and Sao Paulo ranks 3rd of 17 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 504 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed