Bahrain vs Jordan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Bahrain
67.7%
in 2024
Jordan
67.2%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
40th
Jordan rank
42nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Bahrain
- Jordan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 67.7% against 67.2% 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.
Bahrain ranks 40th and Jordan ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 55.3% | 13.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 62.5% | 10.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 68.2% | 8.1% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 69.8% | 4.3% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.9% | 0.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Bahrain or Jordan?
- Bahrain, at 67.7% against 67.2% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Bahrain and Jordan?
- 0.5%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Jordan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Jordan rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 40th and Jordan ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.