Costa Rica vs ECE_Euro area (EMU): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Costa Rica
33.89
in 2022
ECE_Euro area (EMU)
24.26
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
55th
ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank
54th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Costa Rica
- ECE_Euro area (EMU)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.89 against 24.26 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), a difference of 9.63.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times ECE_Euro area (EMU)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECE_Euro area (EMU) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 54th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and ECE_Euro area (EMU) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | ECE_Euro area (EMU) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.68 | 25.61 | 0.9377 | ECE_Euro area (EMU) |
| 2010s | 29.85 | 25.47 | 4.38 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33.34 | 24.41 | 8.93 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Costa Rica or ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Costa Rica, at 33.89 against 24.26 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Costa Rica and ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- 9.63, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 54th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.