Bahrain vs Jordan: Prevalence of overweight, female
Bahrain
72.8%
in 2022
Jordan
73.4%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
29th
Jordan rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bahrain
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 73.4% against 72.8% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 29th and Jordan ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 67.4% | 12.6% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 72.0% | 8.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 73.3% | 3.9% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 73.4% | 1.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahrain or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 73.4% against 72.8% in Bahrain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahrain and Jordan?
- 0.6%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Jordan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Jordan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bahrain ranks 29th and Jordan ranks 26th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.