Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Panama or Puerto Rico?

Panama, at 75.9% against 75.6% in Puerto Rico as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?

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.

Panama vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, female

Panama

75.9%

in 2022

Puerto Rico

75.6%

in 2022

Panama rank

17th

Puerto Rico rank

20th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Panama
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Panama currently reports 75.9% against 75.6% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Panama ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.2%	54.3%	7.0%	Puerto Rico
2000s	58.3%	63.5%	5.1%	Puerto Rico
2010s	68.7%	70.8%	2.1%	Puerto Rico
2020s	75.0%	75.0%	0.1%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Panama or Puerto Rico?: Panama, at 75.9% against 75.6% in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Panama and Puerto Rico?: 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Panama ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 20th 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.