Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, female
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Costa Rica
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 72.3% against 34.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 37.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 17.7% | 30.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 22.6% | 35.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 29.0% | 37.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 33.8% | 37.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Costa Rica or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 72.3% against 34.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 37.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.