Costa Rica vs Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Costa Rica
33.89
in 2022
Korea
33.92
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
55th
Korea rank
54th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 33.92 against 33.89 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Korea ranks 54th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.36 | 14.92 | 3.44 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 24.68 | 24.06 | 0.613 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 29.85 | 28.95 | 0.903 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33.34 | 33.1 | 0.2433 | 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 Korea?
- Korea, at 33.92 against 33.89 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.03, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Korea 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.