Jordan vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Jordan
69.8%
in 2022
Syria
71.1%
in 2022
Jordan rank
26th
Syria rank
25th
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Jordan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 71.1% against 69.8% in Jordan, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 26th and Syria ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 57.6% | 5.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.3% | 3.8% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 68.7% | 1.3% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 70.8% | 0.9% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Jordan or Syria?
- Syria, at 71.1% against 69.8% in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Jordan and Syria?
- 1.3%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Jordan ranks 26th and Syria ranks 25th 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.