Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Costa Rica
7.9%
in 2024
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
66th
Lesotho rank
71st
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.9% against 7.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 178 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 7.9% against 7.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.