Costa Rica vs Eswatini: Prevalence of overweight, female
Costa Rica
72.3%
in 2022
Eswatini
72.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Eswatini rank
32nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 72.6% against 72.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Eswatini ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 42.2% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 55.1% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 66.1% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.8% | 0.1% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 72.6% against 72.3% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 0.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Eswatini ranks 32nd 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.