Brunei vs Jordan: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Brunei
69.6%
in 2022
Jordan
69.8%
in 2022
Brunei rank
27th
Jordan rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Brunei
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 69.8% against 69.6% in Brunei, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 27th 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 | Brunei | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 62.6% | 30.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 68.1% | 22.0% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 70.1% | 9.9% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 69.9% | 1.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brunei or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 69.8% against 69.6% in Brunei as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Brunei and Jordan?
- 0.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Jordan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brunei and Jordan rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Brunei ranks 27th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.