Jordan vs Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, female

Jordan
73.4%
in 2022
Mexico
75.3%
in 2022
Jordan rank
26th
Mexico rank
23rd

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Jordan
  • Mexico
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 75.3% against 73.4% in Jordan, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 67.4% 54.5% 12.9% Jordan
2000s 72.0% 64.3% 7.7% Jordan
2010s 73.3% 71.1% 2.3% Jordan
2020s 73.4% 74.8% 1.4% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Jordan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 75.3% against 73.4% in Jordan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Jordan and Mexico?
1.9%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mexico?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Jordan ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.