OECD members vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight
OECD members
57.2%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
73.5%
in 2022
OECD members rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
13th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- OECD members
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 73.5% against 57.2% in OECD members, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 43 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 53.0% | 7.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 63.1% | 11.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 69.8% | 14.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 73.1% | 16.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, OECD members or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 73.5% against 57.2% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 16.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do OECD members and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- OECD members ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 43 groups.
- 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.