Canada vs Costa Rica: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Canada
2.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
148th
Costa Rica rank
149th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 148th and Costa Rica ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 7.1% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 4.4% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Canada ranks 148th and Costa Rica ranks 149th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.