Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Children moderately or severely overweight
Costa Rica
21.3 num th
in 2024
Uruguay
23 num th
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
100th
Uruguay rank
97th
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 23 num th against 21.3 num th in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7 num th.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 148 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.39 num th | 23.37 num th | 6.02 num th | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.78 num th | 22.48 num th | 4.3 num th | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.1 num th | 22.54 num th | 0.56 num th | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 23 num th against 21.3 num th in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.7 num th, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.