Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Costa Rica or Paraguay?

Costa Rica, at 72.3% against 71.3% in Paraguay as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight, female

Costa Rica

72.3%

in 2022

Paraguay

71.3%

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

33rd

Paraguay rank

36th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Costa Rica
Paraguay

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 72.3% against 71.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 36th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.4%	48.6%	0.1%	Paraguay
2000s	58.4%	56.7%	1.7%	Costa Rica
2010s	66.8%	65.0%	1.8%	Costa Rica
2020s	71.7%	70.5%	1.1%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Costa Rica or Paraguay?: Costa Rica, at 72.3% against 71.3% in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Paraguay 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit: % of female adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.