Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Costa Rica
7.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
7.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
59th
Lesotho rank
62nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 163 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.