Jordan vs Middle income: Prevalence of overweight
Jordan
69.8%
in 2022
Middle income
41.1%
in 2022
Jordan rank
26th
Middle income rank
24th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Jordan
- Middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 69.8% against 41.1% in Middle income, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 20.2% | 42.4% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 26.7% | 41.4% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 34.5% | 35.5% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 40.2% | 29.7% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Jordan or Middle income?
- Jordan, at 69.8% against 41.1% in Middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Jordan and Middle income?
- 28.7%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Jordan ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 24th 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.