Costa Rica vs Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, female
Costa Rica
72.3%
in 2022
Pre-demographic dividend
39.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 72.3% against 39.0% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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 | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 17.5% | 30.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 25.2% | 33.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 32.9% | 33.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 38.2% | 33.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Costa Rica or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Costa Rica, at 72.3% against 39.0% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 33.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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.