Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Bhutan
8.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica
7.9%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
59th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 7.8% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Bhutan, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Bhutan ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 59th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.