Panama vs Puerto Rico: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Panama
77.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
77.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
17th
Puerto Rico rank
18th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Panama currently reports 77.5% against 77.4% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Panama ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.8% | 45.1% | 9.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 54.4% | 7.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 63.6% | 5.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 71.3% | 2.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 76.2% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Panama or Puerto Rico?
- Panama, at 77.5% against 77.4% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Panama ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th 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 women 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
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.