Puerto Rico vs Saint Lucia: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Puerto Rico
77.4%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
77.1%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
18th
Saint Lucia rank
19th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 77.4% against 77.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.1% | 39.3% | 5.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 50.0% | 4.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 61.3% | 2.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 70.3% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.8% | 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, Puerto Rico or Saint Lucia?
- Puerto Rico, at 77.4% against 77.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th 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.