Puerto Rico vs Small states: Prevalence of overweight, male
Puerto Rico
71.2%
in 2022
Small states
50.0%
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Small states rank
20th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Puerto Rico
- Small states
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 71.2% against 50.0% in Small states, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st and Small states ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 35.5% | 16.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 42.0% | 20.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 46.8% | 21.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 49.5% | 21.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Puerto Rico or Small states?
- Puerto Rico, at 71.2% against 50.0% in Small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Puerto Rico and Small states?
- 21.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Small states?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st and Small states 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, 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.