Euro area vs Jordan: Prevalence of overweight, female
Euro area
41.2%
in 2022
Jordan
73.4%
in 2022
Euro area rank
26th
Jordan rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Euro area
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 73.4% against 41.2% in Euro area, a difference of 32.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 26th and Jordan ranks 26th of 43 groups.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 67.4% | 26.2% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 72.0% | 29.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 73.3% | 31.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 73.4% | 32.1% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Euro area or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 73.4% against 41.2% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Euro area and Jordan?
- 32.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Jordan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and Jordan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Euro area ranks 26th and Jordan ranks 26th of 43 groups.
- 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.