Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Costa Rica
7.87
in 2024
El Salvador
8.46
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
14th
El Salvador rank
13th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.46 against 7.87 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.59.
That makes El Salvador'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 14th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8 | 5.13 | 2.67 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.57 | 6.9 | 0.6722 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.71 | 8.13 | 0.4126 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8.46 against 7.87 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.59, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.