Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Prevalence of overweight, male

Bolivia
61.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica
61.4%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
70th
Costa Rica rank
69th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Bolivia
  • Costa Rica
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 61.4% against 61.4% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 70th and Costa Rica ranks 69th of 196 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 32.0% 45.2% 13.2% Costa Rica
2000s 41.7% 53.9% 12.2% Costa Rica
2010s 53.0% 59.1% 6.1% Costa Rica
2020s 60.2% 61.1% 0.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 61.4% against 61.4% in Bolivia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Bolivia ranks 70th and Costa Rica ranks 69th 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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

Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.