Costa Rica vs Europa y Asia Central: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Costa Rica
33.89
in 2022
Europa y Asia Central
23.82
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
55th
Europa y Asia Central rank
58th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Costa Rica
- Europa y Asia Central
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.89 against 23.82 in Europa y Asia Central, a difference of 10.07.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Europa y Asia Central's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Europa y Asia Central ranks 58th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europa y Asia Central | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.68 | 20.12 | 4.55 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 29.85 | 22.76 | 7.09 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33.34 | 23.68 | 9.66 | 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 Europa y Asia Central?
- Costa Rica, at 33.89 against 23.82 in Europa y Asia Central as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Costa Rica and Europa y Asia Central?
- 10.07, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europa y Asia Central?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Europa y Asia Central rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Europa y Asia Central ranks 58th 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.