Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Costa Rica
33.89
in 2022
Ecuador
33.52
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
55th
Ecuador rank
56th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.89 against 33.52 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.37.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.36 | 20.79 | 2.44 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 24.68 | 25.51 | 0.828 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 29.85 | 29.49 | 0.365 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33.34 | 32.93 | 0.4067 | 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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 33.89 against 33.52 in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.37, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Ecuador ranks 56th 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.