Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2014
El Salvador
2.4%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
130th
El Salvador rank
130th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 2.4% against 2.4% in El Salvador as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.