Jordan vs World: Prevalence of overweight, female
Jordan
73.4%
in 2022
World
39.2%
in 2016
Jordan rank
26th
World rank
29th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Jordan
- World
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 73.4% against 39.2% in World, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 26th and World ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 29.6% | 37.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 33.7% | 38.2% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 37.7% | 35.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Jordan or World?
- Jordan, at 73.4% against 39.2% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Jordan and World?
- 34.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Jordan and World rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Jordan ranks 26th and World ranks 29th 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.