Barbados vs Costa Rica: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Barbados
68.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica
67.9%
in 2024
Barbados rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
38th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 68.2% against 67.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 36.1% | 8.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 46.7% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.2% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 68.2% against 67.9% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 36th 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.