Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight
Mexico
73.4%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
73.5%
in 2022
Mexico rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
13th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 73.5% against 73.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.0% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 63.1% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 73.1% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 73.5% against 73.4% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 13th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.