New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, male
New Zealand
71.0%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
71.2%
in 2022
New Zealand rank
23rd
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 71.2% against 71.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 51.6% | 5.8% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 62.6% | 3.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.6% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.8% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 71.2% against 71.0% in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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.