Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Bahrain
67.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica
67.9%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
40th
Costa Rica rank
38th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 67.9% against 67.7% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 36.1% | 6.1% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 46.7% | 4.8% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 56.3% | 3.8% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.2% | 2.3% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 67.9% against 67.7% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Bahrain ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who are 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
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.