Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2014
Paraguay
2.4%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
130th
Paraguay rank
130th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Paraguay ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 7.5% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Paraguay as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Paraguay 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.