Armenia vs Jordan: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Armenia
15.2%
in 2024
Jordan
14.9%
in 2024
Armenia rank
69th
Jordan rank
70th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Armenia
- Jordan
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 15.2% against 14.9% in Jordan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | Armenia |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 9.5% | 1.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 12.3% | 1.5% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.4% | 0.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Armenia or Jordan?
- Armenia, at 15.2% against 14.9% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Armenia and Jordan?
- 0.3%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Jordan rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Armenia ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 70th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.