Jordan vs Maldives: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Jordan
14.9%
in 2024
Maldives
15.4%
in 2024
Jordan rank
70th
Maldives rank
67th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Jordan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 15.4% against 14.9% in Jordan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 2.6% | 3.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 5.6% | 4.0% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.0% | 2.4% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 0.1% | 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, Jordan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 15.4% against 14.9% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Jordan and Maldives?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Maldives rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Jordan ranks 70th and Maldives ranks 67th 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.