Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Prevalence of overweight, male
Bulgaria
61.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica
61.4%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Costa Rica rank
69th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 61.4% against 61.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 69th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 45.2% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 53.9% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 59.1% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 61.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 61.4% against 61.0% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd 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
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.