Puerto Rico vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Puerto Rico
74.5%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
76.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
15th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
13th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 76.5% against 74.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 42.1% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 64.1% | 0.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 71.7% | 1.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 75.6% | 2.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Puerto Rico or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 76.5% against 74.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 2.0%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th 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.