Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Costa Rica
67.9%
in 2024
New Zealand
67.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
38th
New Zealand rank
41st
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 67.9% against 67.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 199 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 40.8% | 4.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 51.3% | 4.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 60.3% | 4.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 65.1% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 67.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 67.9% against 67.7% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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.