Costa Rica vs Honduras: Share of women who are obese
Costa Rica
39.4%
in 2024
Honduras
39.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
50th
Honduras rank
51st
Share of women who are obese over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 39.4% against 39.3% in Honduras, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Honduras ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 7.4% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.1% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.4% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 39.4% against 39.3% in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Honduras ranks 51st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.