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
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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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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